CLIFTON – How do you raise money for a good cause? Competitive eaters Maria "Incredible" Sulkin and Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky plan to raise a few bucks by filling up on pizza.
Sulkin, a 14-year Clifton resident, and Podelsky, who lives in Laurence Harbor, will be hosting Pizzathon 2011 at Johnny G’s Pasta and Pizza in Toms River on Jan. 9, 2011, at 2 p.m.
Sponsors can choose to back one or both eaters and will donate roughly $25 to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for every slice eaten by the duo.
"I’m telling everyone I’m going to eat at least 12 slices," said Sulkin, "but my goal is to eat two full pies."
The pies are regular sized, plain, cheese pizzas and each slice must be consumed in its entirety to count – that includes the crust. There is no time limit, but the two eaters will be looking to ingest quickly.
Sulkin’s first competitive eating competition was a cupcake eating contest that took place over the summer at La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe in Edison. Sulkin finished 10 cupcakes in 3 minutes and 25 seconds, finishing second to Podelsky, who finished 10 cupcakes in 1 minute and 54 seconds.
After the event, Sulkin and Podelsky kept in touch, became close friends and began discussing the idea of having a fundraiser.
The pair decided pizza would be a perfect food to have a walkathon-style contest where sponsors could pay money for every slice eaten.
Choosing an organization to benefit was the easiest part, Sulkin said.
"Joel’s girlfriend has multiple sclerosis and my best friend’s mother has multiple sclerosis," said Sulkin, "which is why we decided on [The National Multiple Sclerosis Society]. But any good cause would have been fine by me."
Reach Sulkin at msulkin@optonline.net, Podelsky at jpodelsky@yahoo.com or go to http://www.facebook.com/Pizzathon2011.>
Mail donations to Pizzathon 2011, P.O. Box 214 Nutley, 07110.
E-mail: greenberg@northjersey .com
CLIFTON – How do you raise money for a good cause? Competitive eaters Maria "Incredible" Sulkin and Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky plan to raise a few bucks by filling up on pizza.
Sulkin, a 14-year Clifton resident, and Podelsky, who lives in Laurence Harbor, will be hosting Pizzathon 2011 at Johnny G’s Pasta and Pizza in Toms River on Jan. 9, 2011, at 2 p.m.
Sponsors can choose to back one or both eaters and will donate roughly $25 to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for every slice eaten by the duo.
"I’m telling everyone I’m going to eat at least 12 slices," said Sulkin, "but my goal is to eat two full pies."
The pies are regular sized, plain, cheese pizzas and each slice must be consumed in its entirety to count – that includes the crust. There is no time limit, but the two eaters will be looking to ingest quickly.
Sulkin’s first competitive eating competition was a cupcake eating contest that took place over the summer at La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe in Edison. Sulkin finished 10 cupcakes in 3 minutes and 25 seconds, finishing second to Podelsky, who finished 10 cupcakes in 1 minute and 54 seconds.
After the event, Sulkin and Podelsky kept in touch, became close friends and began discussing the idea of having a fundraiser.
The pair decided pizza would be a perfect food to have a walkathon-style contest where sponsors could pay money for every slice eaten.
Choosing an organization to benefit was the easiest part, Sulkin said.
"Joel’s girlfriend has multiple sclerosis and my best friend’s mother has multiple sclerosis," said Sulkin, "which is why we decided on [The National Multiple Sclerosis Society]. But any good cause would have been fine by me."
Reach Sulkin at msulkin@optonline.net, Podelsky at jpodelsky@yahoo.com or go to http://www.facebook.com/Pizzathon2011.>
Mail donations to Pizzathon 2011, P.O. Box 214 Nutley, 07110.
E-mail: greenberg@northjersey .com
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