"I've got a big appetite and I am chompin' at the bit to chowdown at Main Street Gourmet's Muffin Day Tag-team Muffin Eating contest."
-Dave "Coondog" O'Karma
Do you marvel at your co-workers' ability to eat?
Do they take All-You-Can-Eat Buffets as a personal challenge?
Well it is time to find out if they have what it takes to compete at the next level. A tag team of 3 of your company's fastest eaters can meet and compete as they put their appetites to the test in the Muffin Eating Contest to be held July 17, 2007 at the Muffin Day Celebration at Lock 3 in downtown Akron. We are very excited to have one of our area's premier eaters, the nationally recognized Coondog O'Karma to MC this event and to have support from A.I.C.E., the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters.
Main Street Gourmet will provide:
- Your company logo on all Eating Contest materials at Lock 3 on the day of the event.
- Your company logo on your team's bibs.
- A great team building exercise for your company.
- A continental breakfast for your office (up to 25 employees) upon receipt of your entry fee. This will be delivered to your office and will include a selection of Main Street Gourmet muffins and brownies, gourmet ground coffee and creamer. What a great way to get your employees together for an informal gathering.
Your company's responsibilities will include:
- Support a great cause – your $500.00 per team entry fee will benefit the United Way of Summit County.
- Provide a team of three eating contestants to have fun while competing for prizes for themselves and co-workers.
- Encourage office staff to come down to Lock 3 to support their team.
- Promote Muffin Day within your company via flyers and e-mail.
Prizes will be awarded in two categories...
Eating Contest: The team that eats the most blueberry muffins (by weight) will receive all of the prizes listed below.
Pledges: Contestants are encouraged to seek pledges from family, friends, and co-workers. Money raised will benefit the United Way of Summit County. The team that raises the most money will receive all of the prizes listed below.
Prizes:
- A selection of Main Street Gourmet muffins and brownies for the office (up to 50 people), a bag of gourmet ground coffee, creamer, plates and napkins.
- Gift baskets for each contestant with Main Street Gourmet gift certificates, gourmet coffee, baking equipment, kitchen towels, oven mitts and more.
- Muffin Day T-shirts for each contestant
To find out more details or to register your team, contact us via email. A packet information will be mailed to you upon receipt of your registration and you can also download more information off of our downloads. Registration and entry fees will be accepted through July 3rd. Space is limited. Get your registration in early!!
This is a great opportunity to represent your business, your town and your good family name all for a great cause.
Most Creative Muffin Contest
Are you ready to redefine muffins?
Do you crave crazy flavor combinations?
Then this is for you!
Main Street Gourmet is accepting unique and interesting muffin recipes for our Creative Muffin Contest. This is your chance to think outside the muffin cup. All shapes, sizes, ingredients, etc. will be accepted. Muffins must be edible and family friendly.
The top ten entries will present their creations to a panel of judges at Main Street Gourmet. The top three finalists will be invited to Muffin Day on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 to pitch their ideas. The final votes will be taken through cash donations, all proceeds going to United Way. The grand prize winner will receive a monthly sample of Main Street Gourmet products for one year.
Download the entry form and complete contest rules from our download page.
Entertainment
When you're not going head-to-head with our Muffin Goalie or using your golf chipping skills to get your muffin “closest to the pan,” check out the rest of the FREE entertainment going on throughout Lock 3. The Akron Zoo, National Inventor's Hall of Fame, Mr. Tracey "The Kite Guy", free face painting, crafts and stage performances by the ETC Show Choir, Mathew Dudack's Steel Drum Band, and Main Street Gourmet's own Muffin Fairies are among the entertainment that will hardly leave you time to finish the best blueberry muffins around. Tour the new Akron Fire Departments Fire Safety House, check out an Akron Police Departments latest D.A.R.E. car and stay cool with free ice cream samples from the Ruggles Road Show. Balloon and caricature artists, Orbit, Zippy and our own irrepressible Muffin Man will be on hand as well to ensure children of all ages have a muffintastic time. Bring your appetite for fun as twenty years of Main Street Gourmet culture and community involvement culminate in one great big sweet celebration.
Scavenger Hunt
Think you know Akron? Think you know food?
Think you know local history?
Then why not join Main Street Gourmet staff, friends, families and teams representing other local businesses and organizations on Monday, July 9, 2007 to kick-off Main Street Gourmet’s 20th Anniversary with a 4-Person Photo Scavenger Hunt. Participating teams will be provided a list of items to be photographed for points.
Winning teams will be announced at the official “Muffin Day Celebration” at Lock 3 on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Winning teams will be awarded prizes. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the United Way of Summit County.
Start building your 4-Person Team now!
... And More
Check back frequently for more details on other events including:
- Giant Muffin Picture Booth
- "Closest to the Pan" Muffin Chipping Contest
- "Muffin Slap Shot" Hockey Shoot Out
On July 17, 2007, Main Street Gourmet will be celebrating a milestone, our 20th anniversary, and we want to do something special for our customers, our employees, and our community.