“Good Cause, Good Time”
The crowd watches a playoff round of wing eating (Tom Sofield) |
Wing sauce covered the hands, Monday, of Upper Southampton first responders at the Applebee’s on Street Road during a bone in wing eating contest which was aiding the Nordberg family whose lives were changed forever by a devastating fire in late May.
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Firefighter Scott McKenney who ate 12 wings in four minutes said the whole department meets every Monday canceled their weekly meeting to attend the fund raising even for the family.
Gates was happy with the turn out and said it was great because the restaurant will be donating 10% of all meals bought Monday night to the Nordberg family.
Firefighter James Furey who was stuffed after coming in third place in the wing competition after eating 28 wings said, “I think everyone came out for the benefit of the family.”
Sold at the fundraiser were 50/50 raffle tickets which raised $610. The winner decided to donate his prize money back to the charity, his decision was greeted by cheers from the patrons of the restaurant.
Before the wing completion between EMTs, Police and Firefighters an applesauce eating competition was held for kids. Julia Nordberg was in attendance for the applesauce completion and Gates said, “It was great seeing little Julia here.”
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“Good cause, good time,” said David Ridge a Southampton firefighter who ate 26 wings in six minutes.
First Place – Brian Lauff – 33 wings – Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad
Second Place – Mark Zielinski – 32 wings – Upper Southampton Police
Third Place – James Furey – 28 Wings – Upper Southampton Fire Department
Tom Sofield (tsofield@buxmontnews.com)
Online Editor
I am sure the local EMS providers that were on the fire scene and present at the wing eating contest would have loved to have made a quote towards the family event as well. No mention of those heroes is stated anywhere in the article. Brian Lauff was the winner of the Tri Hampton team, not Ryan. Many Paramedics and EMTS were both at Applebees and on the horrible scene the day of the fire and were devastated for days over the loss of that poor child. They all worked so hard to save little Julia and her mother. Thank god for their actions and training… Julia got a chance to live the life that she deserves thanks to those wonderful people.. May they find love and peace in their hearts all the time for the work they did!!!
Ryan to Brian has been corrected thank you for your comment.