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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”170645″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Saturday, April 1st, 2023<\/strong>
\n6 PM – 8 PM<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>
\nAdventureland Park Palace Theater
\n3200 Adventureland Dr.
\nAltoona, IA<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong>
\nFree<\/p>\n<\/i>RSVP Now<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]What better way to celebrate friendship than an awesome dance party with Best Buddies chapters from across the state?! Come casual or dress like you’re headed to the prom! In addition to a hoppin’ dance floor, we’ll have carnival games, prizes, and a quiet area available for entertainment, too. Confessions will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n

This event is for all high school, college, and Citizens (Adult Friendship) chapters to attend![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April , 2023<\/strong>
\nAltoona, IA<\/em><\/p>\n

Annual Statewide Dance for High School, College, and Citizens (Adult Friendship) Chapters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2080,"featured_media":170644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"ia-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[627],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-iowa-events"],"yoast_head":"\nFriendship Ball - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Friendship Ball - Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April , 2023 Altoona, IA Annual Statewide Dance for High School, College, and Citizens (Adult Friendship) Chapters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-21T14:34:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-10T13:57:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-BBIA-Friendship-Ball-Banner.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"leemosler\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560\"},\"headline\":\"Friendship Ball\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-21T14:34:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-10T13:57:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-BBIA-Friendship-Ball-Banner.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Past Iowa Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/friendship-ball\/\",\"name\":\"Friendship Ball - 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