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Were you a visitor or competitor at the Battle at the Apple Saturday, Nov. 8? Pictures from the event are available to view
and save by clicking here!
The mission of the VanDuzer Foundation is to assist families and individuals in St. Lucie County Florida, who are experiencing
financial and personal hardship brought about by unforeseen crisis or tragedy.
We shattered the Guinness World's Record for the Longest Line of Pizzas by more than 100 feet. Three weeks later, it took
25 chefs and an entire Australian cruise line to do what a handful of dedicated volunteers (all but a couple of whom had never
made a pizza before) had done.
While the Australian cruise line may have barely broken the record (by less than three feet), all of us at The Van Duzer Foundation
recognize that it is true, "imitation is the highest form of flattery."
We remain undaunted and we're getting ready for an even bigger event - still involving pizza - because, well, pizza is our
favorite food. If it's your favorite food too, then this event will be right up your alley because it involves eating pizza
- LOTS and LOTS of pizza. In fact, it involves what you might call MAJOR LEAGUE EATING!
That's right, the Van Duzer Foundation is teaming up with the one and only International Federation of Competitive Eating
(IFOCE) to host THE BATTLE AT THE BIG APPLE! Featuring world-class competitive eaters, the likes of Joey Chestnut, who stunned
the world twice at the famed Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Mark your calndar right now for Saturday, November
8th, 2008, and please keep watching this site for more information on preliminary contests (you might even eat your way into
a chance to compete in this once-in-a-lifetime event).
But just because we love eating pizza and are creating an event to focus on what we love to do, doesn't mean we have lost
sight of our focus and mission for even a nanosecond. Proceeds raised at the Battle at the Big Apple will benefit the Van
Duzer Foundation, and we'll be partnering with the Boy Scouts of America to ensure that their annual food drive, "Scouting
for Food", will be a tremendous success. Stop back by later to find additional information about the upcoming event, the preliminary
eating events and pre-Battle competitions and a list of locations where you can drop off canned goods and non-perishable items
to help the Boy Scouts feed those in the community who are in need.
The great philanthropist Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small, thoughtful group of committed citizens can change
the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has!"
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