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Independence Pig Out July 3 Posted 1 July 2008 It’s a Thursday night, it’s the beginning of a three-day weekend, it’s FREE entry, come on down to Riverwalk Parks in Independence and let’s party! Join your family and friends from 4:30 p.m. to midnight Thursday night, bring two non-perishable foods items you get a free 1/3 pound pork burger, four items will get you two burgers or bring a couple of bucks and you can purchase burgers. All the food and money will be donated to the Independence Area Food Pantry. Organizers have increased their donation to the Pantry each year - in 2006 was over 500 lbs. of food. Last year, donations exceeded 700 lbs. Join the effort and held the community top the 2007 numbers! New last year, the Pig Out Challenge Pork Burger Eating Contest was a hit. This event also supports the Independence Area Food Pantry. It is a team effort competition and it got off to a great start with five teams competing. Get your co-workers or friends, form a team of five and see how many pork burgers you can eat as a team. The Challenge will last 10 minutes with one team member at a time at the challenge table. Take that winners' trophy and those bragging rights into 2008! Entry fee is five (5) non-perishable food items per team member, 25 total or $25 with application. The 5th annual Pork Burger World Championship is back for another belt-bursting year! The contest is simple. Ten minutes, hungry competitors, pork burgers and $500 cash. Who ever can consume the most burgers in 10 minutes takes home the loot. Do you have the stomach to be a Champion? Each year this event draws a bigger, louder and rowdier crowd, you won’t want to miss the fun this year! Schedule of events: 4:30 p.m. – Great Independence Pig-Out 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. FREE Pork Burgers w/Non-perishable food donation to Food Pantry 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. - Bruce & the Boys 6:15 p.m. – Pig Out Challenge Pork Burger Eating Contest 7:30 p.m. – World Championship Pork Burger Eating Contest   For a complete run down of all the information and events, visit www.celebrateindee.com

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