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Manitou Springs celebrates annual Fruitcake Toss to benefit Food Bank and end of holiday season
Fruitcake Toss
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Come one, come all to the 14th annual fruitcake toss held in Manitou Springs. The launch is set to begin at 9:30 am on January 3, 2009. So, come to Manitou Springs Memorial Park with your canned food entry fee (to be donated to the local food bank) and you too, can participate in getting rid of your unwanted fruitcakes.
Fruitcakes can be hurled, tossed or launched by a pneumatic device, the winner of each category actually wins a trophy. Who wouldn’t want one of these on the mantle? There are age classes as well, so do check out the rules. If you don’t have a fruitcake, you can rent one there. All fruitcakes must be edible (do you know anyone that REALLY eats them?). They must be visible to the Toss Tech Inspectors, though no one will actually taste test it (ugh!).
There are two weight categories, 2lb and the heavy division at 4 lbs. If your cake is underweight, it will be disqualified and if its too heavy it must be cut to the proper weight. Read the rest of this entry »
