Logan, Utah is known by many to be a tight-knit conservative community in the state. However, one of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah’s (PPAU) largest fundraisers, “The Chocolate Festival,” has been taking place in Cache Valley for 32 years. Held each February around Valentine’s Day, this event regularly brings in tens of thousands of dollars each year to go toward the state’s largest abortion provider (the most recent Chocolate Festival brought in over $32K in one day, and in 2018, they raked in $40K). In fact, this event has been cited as the largest fundraiser in Cache Valley.

The Chocolate Festival is just what it sounds like: an array of chocolate desserts provided by donors that are sampled, bought, and auctioned off with all proceeds going to PPAU. And while this may sound like a tasty and fun way to spend Valentine’s Day, it just wouldn’t be a Planned Parenthood event without some crudity. Here are some particularly crass desserts that have been featured:

“Slutty Brownies”

A cake celebrating abortion being legalized in Ireland

Macaroons of Donald Trump with song lyrics referencing violence.

The infamous pink hat

"Equal farting rights for all"

What is perhaps most disturbing is the large number of well-known businesses that help sponsor this fundraiser. According to their official website, the following companies in Logan are past and present community supporters:

• Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center

• Cache Valley Center for the Arts

• Café Sabor

• Caffe Ibis Coffee Roasting Company

• Crumb Brothers Artisan Bread

• Einstein Bros. Bagels

• Ellen Eccles Theatre

• Essence Aveda Salon and Day Spa

• Four Season’s Spa

• Fuhriman’s Framing and Fine Art

• George S. Eccles Ice Center

• Global Village Gifts

• Great Harvest Bread Co.

• Healing Touch Therapeutic Massage

• Herm’s Inn

• Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass by Dana Worley

• Knit Unique

• Le Nonne Ristorante

• Logan River Golf Course

• Love to Cook of Logan

• Marty’s Distributing

• Maple Grove Hot Springs

• Powder Ridge Ski Touring

• Rejuvenation Day Spa

• Sego Event Planning and Floral Design

• Sheri Thompson LMT

• Sherwood Hills Resort

• Shirl Girl Designs

• Sol Essentials

• Spirit Goat

• Starbuck’s in North Logan

• Sunrise Cyclery

• The Old Gristmill

• The Peacock Lingerie and Intimates

• The Sportsman

• The Trailhead

• The White Owl

• Valley Dance Ensemble

• Yoga with Dennise

Those who participate in the Chocolate Festival will jump to predictable justifications for the oft-criticized organization, but their own numbers show that Planned Parenthood of Utah’s abortions numbers have risen (while other services have fallen), they do NOT provide any prenatal care, and they provide confidential services and sex education that cut off young people from their parents.

Utah citizens (particularly those in the Logan area) who support life need to be aware of this long-standing fundraiser for the state’s largest abortion provider. They need to have conversations with friends and family about what is being promoted in their town. And perhaps most of all, they need to be selective about what types of businesses they choose to support. If you'd like to help counter the abortion ideology that Planned Parenthood of Utah pushes, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Pro-Life Utah or to the Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake City.