Central Texas Dairy Queen locations participate in Miracle Treat Day

Since 1984, Children's Miracle Network's Miracle Treat Day has raised millions of dollars for local children's hospitals all across the country.

In McLennan County, for any blizzard you purchase, a portion of the proceeds with go to McLane's Children's Hospital — last year in 2023, Central Texas Dairy Queens raised more than $56,000 for McLane's Children's Hospital, and this year, they're expecting to surpass that number!

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10-year-old Addison Bowman has big plans when she grows up.

“I want to be a surgeon,” Bowman said.

“I just have this really good story I can tell kids whenever they’re scared.”

A story she thought would she’d never have to tell.

“They found a tumor in the head of my pancreas,” Bowman said.

Leading to a biopsy, which led to a cancer diagnosis.

“It was pronounced as pancreatic cancer, but I wasn’t to the age where it actually is pancreatic cancer,” Bowman said.

That’s where McLane’s Children Hospital comes in. At first —

“I just didn’t like being here, with the news I kept getting after every appointment, it was just bad news after bad news,” Bowman said.

But eventually —

“It was comforting at one point — whenever I was in the hospital, it was very nice," Bowman said.

"Sometimes I wish I could back into the hospital just because of how nice it was. Those nurses treated me so nice — it was awesome.

Now cancer free, Addison is thriving and spreading her message of hope —

“I was there for four weeks, I felt like I was there for a million years, but it’ll end eventually,” Bowman said.

One blizzard at a time.

“You’re helping out the kids —it’s always a good thing to do,” Bowman said.

Children’s Miracle Network is partnering with Dairy Queen for their annual Miracle Treat Day.

With the purchase of a blizzard, one dollar or more will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, like McLane’s Children's.

“In the last 30 years, they’ve raised over $26 million through these CMN funds just with Dairy Queen in and of itself, so this is a big day, it’s not quite as hot as normal, but it’s hot enough to get a blizzard,” said Dr. Dominic Lucia, Chief Media Officer for McLane’s Children’s Hospital.

It helps to make a difference, helping Central Texas children in need.

“You’re doing the right thing,” Bowman said.