
This Sunday – June 17th, 2012. Come and have some fun, eat yummy food, enjoy time with friends and be merry all for the benefit of our furry four-legged friends. Please see information and rules below from the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center:
Quality Food and West Indies Corporation present The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center’s Wing King. On Father’s Day Sunday, June 17, 2012, Ziggy’s Island Market on the East End Rd. of St. Croix will be sponsoring and hosting The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center’s Wing King …Chicken Wing Cooking Contest. This is a charity event. 100% of all donations, raffle ticket sales, food profits, and contest entry fees will be donated to the Animal Welfare Center, as well as a portion of beverage sales.
The event will kick off at 3:00pm. Everyone is invited to come participate in preparing or sampling St. Croix’s most delicious chicken wings. Entry in the contest is only $25. There will be three categories: Classic Caribbean Flavor, ‘No Ordinary Wing’, and Hot-Diggity! Deh is Hot! Awards and Prizes will be given out for winners in each category. A People’s Choice Award will also be given out as ‘Best of Show’ and the winner of the People’s Choice will receive awards and the title of Wing King of St.Croix. Those interested in entering the competition can register at Ziggy’s Market any time prior to the event.
Music will be provided by DJ Don Juan who will be MCing the event and highlighting the afternoon’s musical entertainment.
There will be plenty of food to eat! Wings! Wings! Wings and to assure no one goes home hungry, the Dogging for Dollars Hot Dog Cart will be onsite and proprietor John Cianci will offer several types of Hot Dogs as well as his famous Pulled Pork. He will even have some treats for any four legged customers. There will also be a bakesale with sweet treats for the rest of us.
There will be drink specials all afternoon in Ziggy’s Island Market’s Libation Station Bar.
The event will culminate with the announcement of raffle winners. There will be a Chinese Raffle of great donated items as well as a 50/ 50 Raffle. 50/50 Raffle tickets are only $3 each or 2/$5 and are available now at Ziggy’s.
If you would like to make a donation, register for the Wing King contest, or have any questions about the event, please feel free to call Ziggy’s at 340-773-8382.
Thanks to the sponsors:
Quality Food
West Indies Corporation
Budweiser Beer
The Pickled Greek
Good Spirits
Dogging for Dollars
The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center
Ziggy’s Island Market
St. Croix Animal Welfare Center’s First Annual Wing King Chicken Wing Cooking Contest Rules
Entry Fee: $25 will get you 10lbs of frozen Chicken Wings to enter into one of three categories. Multiple entries are allowed but require additional fees for each entry. You cannot split your 10lbs of wings between different recipes. The wings need to be picked up at Ziggy’s on Friday, June 15, between noon and 7pm. Entry Fee of $25 is due upon pick up.
Day of Wing King Contest: The sale and judging of the wings will start at 3pm sharp on Sunday, June 17. Please arrive by 2:30pm, check in and announce the category you are entering. Ziggy’s will provide you with a chafing dish for your wing entry. We will also provide table space, plates, napkins, etc. There is electricity and extension cords available if you choose to bring a warming dish. If you chose to prepare your wings on your grill here at Ziggy’s, please inform us when you pick up your wings on Friday. Space is limited.
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