Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on December 8th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for December is Candy Cane Chill! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzardflavor. Find out who won the LOGO Board Game!
Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on November 14th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for November is Caramel Nut Roll! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor, this month we are giving away the brand new game “The Logo Board Game” from Spin Master that features the DQ® brand. See the video for the trivia question.
Check out the video to see the new rating and trivia question!
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Posted by Lisa C under Blizzard,Creating Smiles and Stories,Dairy Queen,Eats & Treats on October 27th, 2011
I heard from a loyal DQ® customer who has been running triathlons with his friend since 1988. They had created a DQ tradition—to stop at every DQ store on their way home from the faraway races to get a Blizzard® Treat to celebrate accomplishing their feat. Since then, they have committed every single summer to always include a Tour de Dairy Queen® road trip with a little friendly competition in a small-town triathlon thrown in for good measure.
To date, they have completed 19 trips and consumed 85 treats each. They did make a major modification to the rules in 1991 however. After spending three hours hunting down a DQ store in one area, they decided that one stop in a major metropolitan area would count as an official stop.
Another time, a friend gave them a list to help map out the DQ stops well in advance of the race. One summer they even took a detour home because the longer route had considerably more stores. They admit that their number one reason for the endeavors is for the fitness, but appreciate that they have found a way to make fitness and DQ treats go hand in hand.
Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on October 13th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for October is Pumpkin Pie! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor and because I love this Blizzard so much I broke my own rules and create an all new “spoon rating”. Check out the video to see the new rating!
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Posted by Andrea Buckner under Blizzard,Creating Smiles and Stories,In the Community on September 22nd, 2011
Thanks to all of our loyal DQ® customers who went out and bought Blizzard® Treats on Miracle Treat Day on August 11!
DQ has been raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for 27 years now, and we’ve raised almost $90 million during this time. Miracle Treat Day is our signature fundraising event, and we appreciate all of you treating yourselves AND helping kids in need! Donations for Miracle Treat Day are still coming in, but we’re expecting to have a donation of over $4 million for CMN Hospitals from just this one day!
Want to hear another really cool thing that happened this year? Franchisee Delon Mork challenged his town of 6,000 people to purchase 25,000 Blizzard treats on Miracle Treat Day. If they met the goal – he said he’d jump out of a plane! The town of Madison, SD, rose to the challenge… check out the link to Delon’s jump below!
Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on September 8th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for September is the Ooey Gooey Caramel Brownie! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor. Watch the video for your chance to win a $5 DQ® gift card (the first five will win!).
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Posted by JT under Blizzard,In the Community on August 11th, 2011
Earlier this summer I learned that a friend of mine has been going through a very difficult time. Her three-year-old daughter, Rachel, had been hospitalized with a serious illness. Rachel’s kidneys had partially failed, allowing toxins to travel to both sides of her brain. Although dialysis eventually restored her kidney function, Rachel has a long road of rehabilitation ahead as she works to recover from the resulting brain injury.
Rachel is now being treated at Gillette Children’s Hospital, which is the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Thanks to my friend’s frequent Facebook updates, I’ve followed Rachel’s progress as she undergoes daily physical and occupational therapy sessions, has re-learned to smile and laugh, and as she fights to regain her ability to speak. One after another, the tiny miracles are adding up.
Every year on Miracle Treat Day, I visit a participating DQ® location to buy a Blizzard® Treat for myself during my lunch break. In the evening I return to buy another for myself and more for my family members. I’ve always been proud to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and happy to have a reason to double-dip on treats once a year. But this year it has taken on an extra special meaning, since I know those treats I’ll be buying will directly support the hospital that is helping my friend and her daughter.
Today is Miracle Treat Day. Stop at a participating DQ location (find the one nearest you at http://miracletreatday.com), pick up a Blizzard Treat for yourself, and maybe one for a friend as well. Because you never know who might be needing help from your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. As for me, I’m going for Rachel.
Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on August 4th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for August is the NEW Nutter Butter® — A peanut butter lover’s dream come true! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor. Last month you the fans gave the Triple Chocoholic Blizzard Treat three spoons!
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Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard Challenge on July 7th, 2011
The Blizzard® of the Month for July is the NEW Triple Chocoholic — A Chocolate Lovers Dream Come True! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor. Last month you the fans gave the Brownie Batter Blizzard three spoons!
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Posted by The Web Master under Blizzard,Dairy Queen on June 23rd, 2011
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