Annual Sidewalk Sale to feature pie-eating contest

WARWICK — Who can eat a two-pound pie in the shortest time?

That question will be answered at a pie-eating contest during the annual Sidewalk Sale, scheduled for Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14.

There will actually be two contests, one for adults and another for an under 12 age group. The events, sponsored by Noble Pies, 121 Route 94 South in Warwick, will be held on Saturday, July 13, on Railroad Green.

Four minutes
Both groups will be allowed 10 minutes to wolf down their pies, but if previous contests are any indication, the winner will most likely complete the task in less than four minutes.

The winners of each division will be entitled to one free pie per month at Noble Pies for three months. And besides the contest pie, everyone who enters will also receive a coupon for a free coffee at Noble Pies Café, 38 Main St., in the Village of Warwick.

The pie-eating contest entrance fee is $5 for adults and $2 for those under 12. All proceeds will go to Literacy Orange.

Literacy Orange
This year Tim Mullally, co-owner of Style Counsel and co-chair of the event, has offered Literacy Orange an opportunity to hold a used book sale on Railroad Green on Saturday and Sunday during the Sidewalk Sale.

Literacy Orange is a not-for-profit agency, based in Middletown, dedicated to raising the literacy rate in the community through one-to-one or small group adult tutoring.

The 2013 July Sidewalk Sale will be open to non-competing outside vendors as well as participating merchants. And non-profit, civic and religious organizations are also invited to participate free of charge.

Mullally, who has been coordinating this event for 20 years, explained that participating shop owners use the Sidewalk Sale as a way to clear out old stock, promote new items with incentive prices and also meet new customers and greet old ones.

Essential information
The annual Sidewalk Sale is hosted by the Warwick Merchants Guild with local shops and eateries contributing to fund the event.

Vendors who do not sell merchandise available at local shops may participate during the entire weekend for a fee of $100.

For information contact Mullally at 986-9588.