You Can Help Dubuque and Tri-State Veterans via Kwik Stop All Month Long

When it comes to supporting local non-profits, there might not be an easier and more impactful program than Kwik Care.

If you're not aware, Kwik Care has helped raise both funds and awareness for local nonprofits. Each month, Kwik Stop and Dairy Queen help collect donations for a different organization. Donations can be made easily by requesting your total purchase at any of those businesses (including at the gas pumps at Kwik Stop) be rounded up to the nearest dollar. The additional cents used to round up will be donated to the respective charity of the month.

The Kwik Care recipient for the month of June is the Veterans Freedom Center (VFC), which needs no introduction for Dubuquers and Tri-Staters alike. The center exists to meet the needs of active duty, reserve, and all Honorably Discharged Tri-State military veterans, per their website.

Heather Hamm of Rainbo Oil/Kwik Stop stopped by to talk about the Kwik Care program alongside Jim Wagner of the Veterans Freedom Center. Jim touched on all the amazing services the VFC provides for veterans, including their "Give the Vet a Lift" program, which taxies veterans to necessary doctor's appointments in Iowa City, free of charge.

I had the pleasure of touring the VFC just a few months after I moved to Dubuque. It's an experience I recommend for everyone in Dubuque. A haven for heroes that's made possible via donations, it's a place for vets to mingle over a cup of coffee, food, dessert, woodwork, build crafts, and enjoy a different breed of glory years.

Also worth noting is that Veterans Freedom Center serves as a place for can recycling/donation. Simply bring your container or garbage bag of used aluminum cans and glass bottles to the shed located on the left of the VFC building and a friendly soul will be happy to take them from you.

Here are all the locations where you can make a donation to Veterans Freedom Center in the month of May:

• Kwik Stop on Pennsylvania Avenue
• Kwik Stop on JFK Road
• Kwik Stop on University Avenue
• Kwik Stop on E. 16th Street
• BP Kwik Stop on E. 16^th Street
• Kwik Stop on Twin Valley Drive (Key West)
• Kwik Stop on Gateway Drive
• Family Mart by Kwik Stop on 32^nd & Central
• Kwik Stop in Peosta
• Kwik Stop in Delhi
• Kwik Stop on Kerper Boulevard

All month long, Kwik Stop and Dairy Queen will be taking donations that will go directly to Veterans Freedom Center via the aforementioned Kwik Care canisters at the counter or if customers request their purchase-total be rounded up to the nearest dollar (the difference going to VFC). You can also make a donation via the brand new Kwik Stop Rewards app too!

Take a listen to my interview with Heather Hamm of Kwik Stop and Jim Wagner of Veterans Freedom Center below! The Veterans Freedom Center is located at 2245 Kerper Boulevard #1 in Dubuque.

SEE PHOTOS FROM MY TOUR OF THE VETERANS FREEDOM CENTER HERE.