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Betty Crocker sponsors Twin Cities Festival, donates wedding cakes

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For the second year in a row, Betty Crocker is an official sponsor for the Twin Cities Festival, aka Minneapolis Pride. The company announced this week that they will donate wedding cakes to same-sex couples getting married during Pride.

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Betty Crocker will also ask Pride attendees what “home” means to them and share their responses with the “#HomemakerPride” hashtag. Those responses will be used to create a mural at the Betty Crocker Pride booth.

“Pride is a way for us to really bring our brand purpose to life by celebrating all families,” Perteet Spencer, marketing manager for Betty Crocker, said in a statement. “Not only will we be able to continue the great work we did last year, we’ll be able to gain deeper insights into today’s modern homemaker as part of our national survey.”

via HuffPo

St. Cloud Minnesota group plans GLBT prom for area teens

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A group called Central MN Prom Alternative has organized an alternative prom for GLBT students and their allies. It’s being co-organized by a psychotherapist at Element Mental Health Services, which has a GLBT teen support group. For some community members this is a reflection of the growth and diversity in Central Minnesota. The prom is set for April; and ages 16-19 are welcome. The event will be chaperoned and will not have alcohol.The prom will feature traditional prom activities, including a grand march and a prom queen and king. The theme will be fireworks. Central MN Prom Alternative is communicating with the St. Paul organization, District 202, which has an alternative prom in the Twin Cities.

[via sctimes.com]