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The Feast of the Flowering Moon is holding a new contest this year to raise money for area non-profit organizations. The contest will be a “Pie in the Face” event featuring five local celebrities in government and law enforcement.
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Contestants for the inaugural contest are:
Doug Corcoran - Ross County Commissioner. Commissioner Corcoran will be participating to raise funds for St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Peter Parish.
George Lavender - Ross County Sheriff. Sheriff Lavender will be participating to raise funds for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of South-Central Ohio.
Jeff Marks - Ross County Prosecutor. (No photo immediately available) Mr. Marks will be raising funds for Good Samaritan Food Pantry.
Matt Schmidt - Ross County Common Pleas Judge. Judge Schmidt will be raising money for the Ross County Humane Society
Keith Washburn - Chillicothe Chief of Police. Chief Washburn will be playing for Southern Ohio Survivors
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The top two celebrities that raise the most money for a charity of their choice, will face off in a coin toss to determine who will receive the final pie in the face. The bottom three contestants are guaranteed to receive a whipped cream pie in the face.
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The contest will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. during the festival. The scoreboard will be available online until Saturday, May 25th for an element of surprise when the results are revealed on Sunday.
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Emceeing the event will be local comedian, Lori Graves.
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Donations can be made securely through PayPal on the festival’s website at www.feastofthefloweringmoon.org and navigating to the “Pie in the Face” contest under the “Contest” drop-down menu.
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Individual donations can be given to the contestants with checks made payable to Feast of the Flowering Moon and either the contestant’s name or charity name on the memo line.
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All funds raised during this event will be distributed to the charity selected by the contestant after the conclusion of the festival.
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For more information and to support the contestants, please visit the Feast of the Flowering Moon’s website or by email at info@feastofthefloweringmoon.org.