During the 8-week Campaign, Duck Donuts Guests Can Roundup Their Change or Purchase Special-Edition Wish Rubber Duck to Support Their Local Make-A-Wish Chapter
MECHANICSBURG, PA. (April 22, 2024) – Duck Donuts, known for serving Warm, Delicious and Made to Order® donuts, is delighted to announce the launch of its annual national Quack Gives Back partnership with Make-A-Wish, a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Now through June 16, Duck Donuts guests can help transform lives for children in their local communities by purchasing the special-edition Wish Rubber Duck. The blue and white rubber duck can be purchased for $3 in-shop, while supplies last. For each duck adopted, $1 will be donated to support Make-A-Wish. Guests can also donate to the cause when they place an online order or by rounding up their change in-shop.
“Duck Donuts is delighted and honored to be kicking off our annual campaign supporting our national Quack Gives Back partner, Make-A-Wish,” said Betsy Hamm, CEO of Duck Donuts. “Last year, thanks to our system-wide efforts and support from the local communities we serve, Duck Donuts was able to help grant life-changing wishes for children living with critical illnesses. This year, we look forward to continuing to build on the support and give back to each shop’s local Make-A-Wish Chapter, one duck at a time.”
Each wish makes a powerful and lasting impact on every child, volunteer, supporter, and community that experiences it. Since its founding in 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 375,000 wishes for children with critical illnesses in the U.S. and more than 585,000 wishes globally.
"We are delighted that Duck Donuts is supporting World Wish Month and beyond. As a partner and WishMaker, their contribution helps us to empower children to reclaim their childhood and believe in brighter days ahead," said Leslie Motter, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America. "With their unwavering dedication to the Make-A-Wish mission, we are one step closer to our shared vision of granting the wish of every eligible child."
For more information about the partnership, visit https://www.duckdonuts.com/about-us/wish/.
ABOUT Make-A-Wish®
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Founded in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the #1 most trusted nonprofit operating locally in all 50 states throughout the U.S. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 20,000 volunteers across the country, Make-A-Wish delivers hope and joy to children and their families when they need it most. Make-A-Wish aims to bring the power of wishing to every child with a critical illness because wish experiences can help improve emotional and physical health. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 585,000 wishes in 50 countries worldwide; more than 375,000 wishes in the U.S. and its territories alone. For more information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
ABOUT DUCK DONUTS
Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers to enjoy warm, delicious, made-to-order donuts. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the company began franchising in 2013, and prides itself on sprinkling happiness to its guests through its unique in-store experience, exceptional guest service and a duckzillion donut combinations. As one of the fastest-growing donut franchise companies, Duck Donuts has more than 145 locally owned and operated shops across 25 states, Puerto Rico and international locations in Bangkok, Thailand; Edmonton, Alberta; Burlington, Ontario; Doha, Qatar; Lahore, Pakistan; and Cairo, Egypt. For more information, visit www.duckdonuts.com.
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Funds raised by Duck Donuts will support 40 local Make-A-Wish chapters:
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Arizona
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Canada
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & South Texas, San Antonio Regional Office
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & Western North Carolina
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central and Northern Florida
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central and Northern Florida, Northeast Region
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Colorado
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of East Tennessee
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Eastern North Carolina
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Georgia
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Virginia
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Hudson Valley
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Idaho
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Metro New York and Western New York
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Mid-South
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Middle Tennessee
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Minnesota
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Missouri & Kansas
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Jersey
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Northeast New York
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Central Ohio Region
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Kentucky & Southern Indiana Region
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Orange County & the Inland Empire
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Orange County & the Inland Empire, Riverside Office
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley, Susquehanna Valley
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Puerto Rico
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida, Southwest Florida Regional Office
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida, Tampa Bay Regional Office
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Nevada
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of the Mid-South
Make-A-Wish Foundation®