MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 20, 2026--
American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a leader in iconic treats and food, is turning sweet treats into impact for children and families through Miracle Treat Day®. On July 30, participating DQ restaurants nationwide will donate $1 or more from every Blizzard® Treat purchase to Children's Miracle Network® to support local children's hospitals.
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To help inspire fans to take part, Olympic gold medalist and figure skating icon Tara Lipinski is teaming up with DQ to encourage fans nationwide to enjoy a Blizzard Treat while giving back to children and families in their own communities.
“I'm honored to partner with Dairy Queen for Miracle Treat Day and help shine a light on the incredible work happening at children's hospitals across the country,” said Tara Lipinski. “It's amazing that something as simple as enjoying a Blizzard Treat can help provide hope and support to kids and their families. I hope everyone joins me on July 30 to make every Blizzard Treat count.”
This year, DQ has also tapped the Savannah Bananas to help spread smiles on and off the field. Known for bringing joy to fans of all ages, the Bananas are encouraging their passionate fanbase to join the celebration and support children and families through Miracle Treat Day.
“The Savannah Bananas are all about creating smiles, and Miracle Treat Day is another great way to bring joy and hope to families who need it most," said right fielder Reese Alexiades. “After visiting a Children’s Miracle Network hospital and seeing so many brave kids and their families, it reminded us how powerful communities can be and something as simple as purchasing a Blizzard Treat on Miracle Treat Day can help make a real difference,” said center fielder David “DR” Meadows.
Since partnering with Children's Miracle Network over 40 years ago, the DQ system has helped raise more than $195 million to help provide critical care, treatments and services for children and families in local communities.
"Every year, Miracle Treat Day demonstrates the incredible impact that can happen when our communities come together for a sweet cause," said Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ). “Year after year, our fans, franchisees and partners show up to support Children’s Miracle Network to help ensure kids and families receive the care and hope they deserve. We’re grateful to have Tara Lipinski and the Savannah Bananas helping us spread the word about Miracle Treat Day and encourage fans across the country to enjoy a Blizzard Treat while making a meaningful difference for local children’s hospitals.”
Fans can support Miracle Treat Day by visiting a participating U.S. location on July 30 and purchasing any Blizzard Treat. Every qualifying purchase helps support local children's hospitals and the care they provide through Children’s Miracle Network.
To learn more about Miracle Treat Day and find a participating U.S. restaurant in your area, download the DQ® App or visit DQ.com.
*For every BLIZZARD® Treat sold on Miracle Treat Day (July 30, 2026) at participating U.S. locations, $1 or more will be donated to local children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network ( cmn.org ).
About International Dairy Queen, Inc.
International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation and Dairy Queen Canada, Inc. Through its subsidiaries, IDQ develops, licenses, and services a system of more than 7,800 DQ restaurants in more than 20 countries. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. For more information, visit DairyQueen.com.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
For more than 40 years, Children’s Miracle Network® has been a symbol of hope, elevating possibilities for every child in need of care. As the leading charity impacting children’s health, we unite people, partners and programs to raise urgently needed funds for children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. Wherever you see our iconic balloon, you’ll find donors, corporate partners and fundraising programs joining forces to help hospitals meet their most critical needs, from life-saving treatments and advanced equipment to innovative research and family support. Every dollar raised supports the local children’s hospital, bringing brighter futures within reach for all kids. Learn more at cmn.org and on social: Facebook: Children’s Miracle Network; Instagram: @childrensmiraclenetwork; TikTok: @childrensmiraclenetwork)
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Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski teams up with DQ and Children’s Miracle Network Champion Whitleigh to spread the world about Miracle Treat Day at DQ on July 30, 2026.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge is set to decide at a hearing that opens Tuesday whether there is enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl that authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship.
Prosecutors have said the evidence will show that 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, brought Celeste Rivas Hernandez to the Hollywood Hills house he was renting, stabbed her multiple times then cut apart her body in his garage using chain saws.
The preliminary hearing in Los Angeles is expected to last about four days and will look much like an abbreviated trial. There is no jury. Judge Charlaine Olmedo will decide whether the prosecution offered enough evidence to demonstrate probable cause to proceed to trial.
It will be the first public presentation of evidence against Burke, who was arrested in April and pleaded not guilty to murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains. His attorney, Blair Berk, has said Burke is not responsible for Rivas Hernandez's death.
The defendant, who has been held without bail in a jail near the courthouse since his arrest, will appear in court in his jail clothes, after the judge rejected a request that he be able to wear a suit as is usually allowed at a jury trial. No cameras will be allowed in the courtroom.
Soon after his arrest, prosecutors filed a memo, which the defense unsuccessfully tried to have sealed, outlining what their evidence would show at this hearing.
The filing said Burke met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11, began sexually abusing her when she was 13 and he was 18, and killed her when she threatened to report him.
She was reported missing multiple times in the years before her death, and prosecutors said they have evidence she was with Burke for long stretches, including a trip to Texas where she met his family. Detectives had contacted him about her, but authorities say he lied and said he had only met her once and didn't know she was a minor. Prosecutors said they have sexual text messages and photos the two exchanged.
A court filing said he sent a car to pick her up on the night of April 23, 2025, from her hometown of Lake Elsinore, California, some 80 miles (129 km) outside of Los Angeles. The two exchanged messages until she arrived at his Hollywood home, after which her phone went dead.
“Knowing he had to silence the victim before she ruined his music career as she had threatened, very soon after her arrival at his home, defendant stabbed the victim to death multiple times and stood by while she bled out,” the document said.
Prosecutors said they have records showing Burke ordered chain saws and wading pools that he used to dismember her body in his garage, and that her DNA was found there on blood stains discovered when police served a search warrant.
They said he then drove around for months with the body in the trunk. About four months after her death, her decomposing body was found in the Tesla registered to Burke that had been towed from the Hollywood Hills in September.
Prosecutors said the car was parked around the corner from his house, and surveillance video will show he was the last person to drive it.
It's not entirely clear why it took seven more months to arrest Burke — though uncooperative witnesses had to be subpoenaed and the final autopsy report showing she was stabbed was not released until December.
The defense has not publicly provided its version of events.
Preliminary hearings like this one serve a similar function to that of grand jury proceedings. Prosecutors generally present only as much evidence as they think they need to, and witnesses are kept to a minimum — mostly police and other investigators. For defense attorneys, it can provide ways to explore potential weaknesses in witness testimony that they can exploit at a trial.
D4vd began making music for YouTube he created of the video game Fortnite when he was a teenager.
The songs he wrote and recorded on his phone were a blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop. The music made him a phenomenon on TikTok, Instagram, Soundcloud and Spotify, where his top songs, including his 2022 breakthrough “Romantic Homicide,” have more than a billion plays. In 2023, he released two EPs and opened for SZA on tour.
He performed at last year's Coachella music festival just a few weeks before prosecutors said Rivas Hernandez was killed, and his album was released. Five months later, he was on tour promoting it in when the body was discovered.
FILE - D4vd appears at Variety's Power of Young Hollywood in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - David Anthony Burke, whose stage name is D4vd, is arraigned in Los Angeles, April 20, 2026, on charges of killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in his car. (Ted Soqui/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
FILE - A makeshift memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is displayed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
