Donut-eating contest raises funds for flood-damaged Boys and Girls Club
By Zoie Henry
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The ninth annual donut smackdown in Milwaukee is raising $100,000 to replace the gym floor at the Daniels Mardak Boys & Girls Club, which was damaged during historic flooding in August.
Anne Zizzo, owner of the Zizzo Marketing Group that organizes the smackdown, explained that the gym serves more than 200 students daily, but currently, it cannot host after-school activities. To raise money, dozens of teams are competing in a donut-eating contest.
“This is my first year doing this fundraiser. Although I’ve been eating donuts my whole life,” said Jeremy Hillenbrand, a competitor.
Teams will raise money all month by receiving donations online. Competitors are eager to take on the challenge.
“I’ve slammed way too many mini donuts in my mouth at one time and forgot to get any kind of liquid in there. So it gets, it gets kind of challenging,” participant Pedro Guerrero said.
“You know, I tried to dump all the donuts in the water so they’d be easier to go down, but then I ended up eating dried donuts instead. So I think it was just, I got my own head a little bit,” Hillenbrand said.
The team that eats the most donuts in two minutes will be crowned by a Wisconsin sports legend.
“Donald Driver is actually coming to crown our donuts SmackDown champions. So we’re going to have a Super Bowl champion crowning three layers of donuts. SmackDown champions, the top three fastest eating teams, the highest three fundraising teams,” Zizzo said.
If you’d like to donate or sign up for the contest, head to the official Donut Smackdown website.
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