Royersford Resident Scores a Trip to the Emmy Awards Red Carpet

The following contains excerpts from a press release that was submitted to Patch about Royersford resident Lisa Bender by Adrianna Infante of rbb Public Relations.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (Sept. 6, 2011) – After thousands of entries and bake sales hosted across the country, the five winners of the Duncan Hines 1 MILLION Cupcake Challenge and their guests will get the ultimate Red Carpet experience at the 63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards when they will get to see their favorite celebrities right from the stands. Duncan Hines, a Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Brand, is also the official dessert sponsor of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Governor’s Ball.

The winners earned coveted trips to Hollywood where they will have preferred seating on the Red Carpet as part of the Duncan Hines® 1 MILLION Cupcake Challenge prize package. The Challenge, in partnership with Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale to help end childhood hunger, rewarded participants who hosted bake sale fundraising events with weekly Double Donations to the teams raising the most money along with entry into the Primetime Emmy® Fans in the Stands sweepstakes. To date, more than $6 million has been raised for Share Our Strength through bake sales, and Duncan Hines will also commit $125,000 in matching funds.

Lisa Bender from Royersford, Pa. also was named a Duncan Hines weekly Double Donations winner for being the largest weekly fundraiser for Share Our Strength. Bender’s Great American Bake Sale featured Duncan Hines recipes including Applesauce Walnut Cake, Coconut Cream Cake, Cookies & Creme Cake and Cupcakes and Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cupcakes.

The winners’ best recipes from their respective bake sales will appear on www.duncanhines.com/bakers-club  to be shared with passionate bakers across the country. The Baker’s Club also offers year-round exclusive access to recipes, baking tips and coupons.

“We congratulate the winners of the Duncan Hines 1 MILLION Cupcake Challenge and look forward to celebrating their success in Hollywood where they will have prime seats on the Red Carpet of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and dine on the same exclusive, decadent Duncan Hines desserts as the stars,” said Greg Greene, director of marketing of baking at Pinnacle Foods.

“Thank you to everyone who joined the Challenge and who used their passion for baking to help end childhood hunger in America.”

About Duncan Hines®
Duncan Hines® inspires today’s passionate bakers to “bake on” by exploring the endless possibilities of innovative and decadent baking creations. The Duncan Hines product line includes more than 80 mixes ranging from cakes and brownies to muffins and cookies as well as Amazing Glazes dessert toppings and ready-to-spread frosting.

With a relentless commitment to quality, every product and recipe is developed in celebration of Duncan Hines, a real man and foodie who, before Fodor’s or Zagat, traveled the country in search of the best culinary and pastry inspiration. For more information on Duncan Hines, log ontowww.duncanhines.com.

About Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
Millions of times a day in more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands.

We are a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, which have been trusted household names for decades.  Headquartered in Mountain Lakes, NJ, our business employs more than 4,500 people in North America. We are a leader in the shelf stable and frozen foods segments and our brands hold the #1 or #2 market position in 8 out of 12 major category segments in which they compete. Our Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages brands such as Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic® pickles, peppers, and relish, Mrs. Butterworth's® and Log Cabin® syrups, Armour® canned meats, Nalley® and Brooks® chili and chili ingredients, and Open Pit® barbecue sauces. Our Birds Eye Frozen Division manages brands such as Birds Eye® vegetables, Birds Eye Steamfresh®, C&W®, McKenzie's® and Freshlike® vegetables, Birds Eye Voila!® meals, Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts, Swanson® and Hungry-Man® dinners and entrees, Van de Kamp's® and Mrs. Paul's® seafood, Lender's® bagels and Celeste® frozen pizza. Our Specialty Food group manages Tim's Cascade Snacks®, Hawaiian™ Kettle Style Potato Chips Snyder of Berlin® and Husman's® in addition to our food service and private label businesses. Further information is available at www.pinnaclefoods.com.

About Share Our Strength®
Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives.

Through its No Kid Hungry® Campaign--a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015--Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs; invests in community organizations fighting hunger; teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals; and builds public-private partnerships to end childhood hunger, at the state and city level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events such as Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale® and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry. Visit Strength.org to get involved.

Patch will be following up with Bender about her experience both before and after her red carpet trip. Stay tuned.