Duck in to Support Third Annual Franchise-Wide Make-A-Wish® Campaign

MECHANICSBURG, PA. (April 1, 2025) – 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 July 31, 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 proud to launch our annual campaign in support of our national Quack Gives Back partner, Make-A-Wish," said Devon Mailey, Interim CEO of Duck Donuts. "Thanks to the dedication of our franchisees and the generosity of the communities we serve, we were able to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses last year. This year, we're excited to build on that momentum and continue making a difference, one duck at a time, for each shop’s local Make-A-Wish Chapter."

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."

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 24,000 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 550,000 wishes in 50 countries worldwide; more than 360,000 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.      

Funds raised by Duck Donuts will support 37 local Make-A-Wish chapters:

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Canada

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Arizona

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of the Mid-South

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 Colorado

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Central and Northern Florida

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Southern Florida, Inc.

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Central and Northern Florida, Northeast Region

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 Georgia

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Idaho

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Illinois

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Kentucky & Southern Indiana Region

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Minnesota

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Missouri & Kansas

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Southern Nevada

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of New Jersey

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Hudson Valley

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Northeast New York

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Metro New York and Western New York

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Central & Western North Carolina

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Eastern North Carolina

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Central Ohio Region

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Southern Ohio Region

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Inc.

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 East Tennessee

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Middle Tennessee

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Mid-South

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 Utah

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Greater Virginia