July's Kwik Care Recipient Brings Playtime, Animals Together

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.

How the Storybook Hill Children's Zoo Brings Playtime and Animals Together:

The Storybook Hill Children's Zoo is July's Kwik Care recipient via Kwik Stop. What began as a 1940s farm has now been transformed into a lovely, eclectic assortment of (mostly donated) playground equipment, and a plethora of farm animals, including pigs, chickens, and goats. The park was originally assembled by the Dubuque Optimist Club in 1979, and is now controlled by a 16-member group known as the Dubuque Children's Zoo Boosters, per Telegraph Herald.

Heather Hamm of Kwik Stop joined me to talk about the zoo. It is open for the season from 11am - 7pm every single day until Labor Day 2026. For the most up-to-date information on the Storybook Hill Children's Zoo, you can find them on Facebook.

The zoo is entirely run on donations, including for admission.

Where You Can Make a Donation to the Storybook Hill Children's Zoo in July:

Here are all the locations where you can make a donation to Storybook Hill Children's Zoo in the month of July:

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
Kwik Stop in Peosta
Kwik Stop on Kerper Boulevard

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All month long, Kwik Stop and Dairy Queen will be taking donations that will go directly to the Storybook Hill Children's Zoo 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 Storybook Hill Children's Zoo). You can also make a donation via the Kwik Stop Rewards app too! It's never been easier to support local nonprofits via Kwik Care.

Take a listen to my interview with Heather Hamm of Kwik Stop below, and be sure to follow the Storybook Hill Children's Zoo on Facebook too!