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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”171196″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Saturday, April 29th, 2023<\/strong>
\n6:30 PM – 9:30 PM<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>
\nMinnetonka High School
\n18301 MN-7,
\nMinnetonka, MN 55345<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong>
\nFree[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]Best Buddies Friendship Ball (also known as “Best Buddies Prom”) is back!<\/p>\n

The Friendship Ball is an annual dance hosted by Best Buddies Minnesota for our school chapter participants. It is a night for students from all over the state to come together, meet each other, dance, and celebrate inclusion and their hard work all year!<\/p>\n

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. If parents wish to stay during the dance, there will be an area for parents to mingle. Attendees are encouraged to wear whatever they feel comfortable dancing the night away in!<\/p>\n

Open to high school students and transition-age students. Middle school students may attend if they work with their chapter advisor to plan their attendance.[\/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 29, 2023<\/strong>
\nMinnetonka, MN<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s Best Buddies in Minnesota Prom! 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