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02-22-2003, 10:46 PM
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UMD students eat 1,400 sliders in hunger benefit
Associated Press
Published Feb. 20, 2003
DULUTH -- What better way to raise money for the hungry than by eating more than 1,400 hamburgers?
That's what 112 University of Minnesota-Duluth students did Wednesday, with money for each burger wolfed down going to the Duluth Salvation Army Food Shelf.
A White Castle restaurant donated more than enough of its famous ``Sliders'' - 2.5-inch, 100-percent-beef square patties steamed on a bed of onions - for the event.
Jerod Wendt, a UMD senior from Ramsey, organized the event to raise money for food for those less fortunate than the students. Wendt estimated the contest raised about $700 in pledges for the Salvation Army.
Each student tried to down as many hamburgers in an hour as they could.
Mitch Born won the contest by eating and keeping down 30 burgers.
Another UMD student made the mistake of trying to outdo Born. Steve Peterson finished his 30th and went for 31.
He ended up with less than 30.
:eek:
:p ;) :D
UMD students eat 1,400 sliders in hunger benefit
Associated Press
Published Feb. 20, 2003
DULUTH -- What better way to raise money for the hungry than by eating more than 1,400 hamburgers?
That's what 112 University of Minnesota-Duluth students did Wednesday, with money for each burger wolfed down going to the Duluth Salvation Army Food Shelf.
A White Castle restaurant donated more than enough of its famous ``Sliders'' - 2.5-inch, 100-percent-beef square patties steamed on a bed of onions - for the event.
Jerod Wendt, a UMD senior from Ramsey, organized the event to raise money for food for those less fortunate than the students. Wendt estimated the contest raised about $700 in pledges for the Salvation Army.
Each student tried to down as many hamburgers in an hour as they could.
Mitch Born won the contest by eating and keeping down 30 burgers.
Another UMD student made the mistake of trying to outdo Born. Steve Peterson finished his 30th and went for 31.
He ended up with less than 30.
:eek:
:p ;) :D