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Salem Businesses Host Annual Paczki Pig Out [VIDEO]
A small crowd celebrated Fat Tuesday with a paczki eating contest at Cafe Polonia in Salem.
The Second Annual Paczki Eating Contest went off without a hitch at Cafe Polonia in Salem Tuesday night as area residents celebrated Fat Tuesday by stuffing their faces.
The big paczki-eating pig-out, which was orgainzed by Cafe Polonia and Coffee Time Bake Shop, was in support of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem.
Paczki, pronounced (poonch-kee) are traditional Polish doughnuts consumed on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of lent in the Catholic calendar.
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All funds raised from contest entry fees as well as 20 percent of all of Tuesday's sales at both businesses will be donated to the local Boys and Girls Club.
A big thank you to Josh Turiel and Britney Purdy for shooting and sending along the photos and videos attached to this post.
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