Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for DQ Grill & Chill

Wilmington’s new DQ Grill & Chill celebrates its Grand Opening this Thursday- Saturday….celebrating appreciation of our great team of employees and local Customers! 

Festivities will start at 3 pm with a Ribbon Cutting co-led by the Wilmington /Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Keith & Carol Chambers-local DQ Franchisees , David McCollum Operating Director for DQ (30 plus years-previous McDonald’s veteran),  Wilmington DQ Restaurant General Manager Amy Higgins, Assistant Manager Ross Chambers, and local Clinton County leaders.
 
Included in those local  representatives are Clinton County United Way and Wilmington City Parks representatives who will be accepting checks from the local DQ as part of a matching contribution based on contributions made from local Customers who visited and donated during an earlier held event at DQ. Keith Chambers, local DQ Franchisee said: “ We are really glad to contribute to the well-organized efforts working to advance the esteem and usability of Wilmington’s City Parks.  I also am quite impressed of all the good work and results that the Clinton County United Way does in the Clinton County community.  We are excited to be able to show financial support of both worthy causes!”
“In fact , we are a sponsor of this Saturday’s CC United Way Race ….you can be sure the DQ Ice Cream Cone (costumed) representative will be there taking a run!” chuckled Chambers.
 
A 75 cent DQ Ice Cream Cone…the only cone with a “curl on top”…. will be a special offer through Saturday night!  There will also be special priced coupons being given out through the Celebration!  
Dave McCollum offered up “….that some of our Big News is the over $4,000.00 in valued prizes being given away, via a drawing held each day through November 7.  Customers can enter each time they visit through November 7. Some of the bigger prizes include a big screen TV, an Apple Watch-Version 2, microwaves, mini refrigerators, and yes some delicious DQ Gift Certificates!” 
 
Dairy Queen/ DQ Grill & Chill in additions to Orange Julius, Blizzards, $5 and $6 Buck Lunches, DQ Bakes, and DQCakes.com are all trademarks of DQ Corporation, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today there are over 8,000 DQ’s in the world, with the very first Dairy Queen opened  in Joliet, Illinois.