What a day!
Well, it was a great day. We ended up with 10 contestants on Saturday and had a phenomenal time. Most importantly, we raised $2000 for the Fallen Heroes Fund. The winner was Gentleman Joe Menchetti who gobbled 18 hot dogs in 12 minutes. It seems that Joe was taking it easy as he knew he had it in the bag. Below are the pix from the day (click on them for larger view). The weather cooperated and we ended up moving from the promenade at JFK to the La Costa complex parking lot. This proved to be the right move as most of the festivities were taking place in this area anyway.
Thanks to everyone who assisted, especially Marc, Marcus, Conor, Avery and Brigitte Dent, Bill and Madison McGinn, Kevin and Andrew Murray, Chris Hoey, Mickey Melison, Will Robinson, Jim Bennett, Brian and Colin Brady, Carly, Uncle Oogies, Jamaican Me Crazy, Acme Markets, Ginsburg Bakery, Stroehman Bakery, Tony Coppola of the Smithville Inn and Fred & Ethels, Chris Kirchner, Ellen Lee, and, most importantly, my amazing wife Kristen and my mother, Mary Jo.
If there was any question as to the intent of the contest, it was to benefit these amazing young people featured below. Give a few minutes to watch and remember those that are thousands of miles away from their families, volunteering themselves and their own safety in order to keep all of us safe back home. Thanks to B. Dent for the link:
