Dairy Queen's Miracle Treat Day is returning to participating locations in Nashville on Thursday.

Customers can purchase a Blizzard Treat in-store, and a minimum of $1 will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Contributions of more than $1 can be made as well.

The funds raised will be use to help children undergoing treatment at local hospitals, including Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

"Their message is absolutely incredible," said Ava Paige, 18, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019.

She was a patient at Vanderbilt Children’s during her recovery.

Her experience at the center was positive. She recalled an instance when she had to have a catheter put in due to complications. Because her parents were not permitted to stay in the room with her, a specialist provided by Children’s Miracle Network sat with her for the entire two-hour process.

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"She held my hand and let me know that I was not alone," Paige said.

Miracle Treat Day aims to provide children battling illnesses with hope. Funding from the one-day-only event will go straight to the hospitals supporting them.

"Everyone will use a children’s hospital in their lives," Paige said. "You get to directly impact their lives."

For more information regarding Miracle Treat Day, download the Dairy Queen app.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Dairy Queen to help Children's Miracle Network on Miracle Treat Day