The Savior of the Alamo Started a Children's Hospital

🍦 THURSDAY, JULY 30 IS MIRACLE TREAT DAY. Every Blizzard sold at Dairy Queen on July 30 becomes a donation to Children's Miracle Network — and at every F&P Brands Dairy Queen, 50% of ALL Blizzard proceeds go directly to Driscoll Children's Hospital, the Rio Grande Valley's only designated pediatric hospital. F&P has been giving since 1987. This year, we need you. ▶ Find your local Dairy Queen: https://www.dairyqueen.com #MiracleTreatDay #DairyQueen #DriscollChildrens #CMNHospitals #BlizzardForACause #RGVGivesBack #LifeCurrencyPodcast Life Currency sits down with Matt Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Children's Hospital RGV, and Laurie Lozano, President of the Driscoll Development Board and Bob's mother, for the real story behind Miracle Treat Day, the hospital your Blizzard helps build, and why one Rio Grande Valley family has been showing up for Driscoll since 1987. Bob shares candidly what it was like to be a father in the NICU with his newborn son Leonardo. Matt walks through what it took to bring the first designated children's hospital to the Rio Grande Valley — 134 beds, a brand-new PICU, a 63-bed NICU, and an ER that's led the nation in patient experience for six straight months. Laurie shares the story of the $1 million Lozano Family Endowment — the first major gift to Driscoll RGV — and the Clara Driscoll history most people don't know: the savior of the Alamo who left her entire 200,000-acre South Texas estate to found the foundation that would one day serve Bob's son. And they meet Tesla, the Golden Retriever who lies on the CT scan table so kids have something to rest their head on. This one is personal. Please show up July 30. 0:00 Cold Open: "We've Been Giving Since 1987" 0:20 Welcome + What 8-Year-Old Matt Would Say 3:16 Mom Joins the Show — Miracle Treat Day Countdown 6:06 Shout Out Leonardo: A Dad in the NICU 7:13 Meet Matt & Laurie: Two Boards, One Mission 13:39 The $1 Million Lozano Family Endowment 17:46 The Rio Grande Valley's Giving Culture 20:46 A Father in the NICU: Bob's Story 21:03 Only 2 Designated Children's Hospitals in South Texas 24:54 Inside the Hospital: 134 Beds, a New PICU, a NICU 40:44 #1 in the Nation for ER Patient Experience 43:05 Tesla the Golden Retriever & Child Life Specialists 57:32 Clara Driscoll: Savior of the Alamo, Founder of a Hospital 59:42 "Do It Now While You're Alive" 1:14:16 🍦 THE ASK: Visit Your Local DQ on July 30 1:17:00 Real-Life Legacy: Closing Thoughts About Matt Wolthoff: President of Driscoll Children's Hospital RGV in Edinburg (opened May 2024). Air Force veteran and career healthcare administrator in the RGV before joining Driscoll 4+ years ago. Leading the only designated children's hospital in the Rio Grande Valley — 134 beds serving Port Lavaca to Eagle Pass and now expanding into El Paso and New Mexico via the cardiovascular program. About Laurie Lozano: President of the Driscoll Development Board and F&P Group co-founder. Bob's mother. Longtime CMN Hospitals advocate and driving force behind the Lozano Family Endowment — the first $1 million major gift to Driscoll Children's Hospital RGV. About us: Bob Lozano is the CEO of F&P Group, a company involved in restaurant management, commercial real estate, and digital marketing. F&P Brands has operated Dairy Queens in South Texas since 1987 and has participated in every Miracle Treat Day since. Interested in supporting Children's Miracle Network beyond the Blizzard? Learn more below.