1/18/2007
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Baltimore makes good on bet; Mayor to join Blue Crew for crab cake lunch
Indianapolis – Crab cakes, anyone? Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will make good on a bet with Mayor Bart Peterson when chefs from Phillips Seafood in Baltimore fly in to prepare a crab cake lunch for members of the Indy Blue Crew, Central Indiana's largest Colts' fan club.
Mayor Peterson will join the Indy Blue Crew at the event hosted by Second Helpings.
WHEN: Friday, January 19
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Second Helpings, 1121 Southeastern Avenue
Last week, Peterson entered into a friendly bet with the Baltimore Mayor, promising to send then-Mayor O'Malley a steak dinner and some world-renowned shrimp cocktail from historic St. Elmo's Steakhouse if the Ravens won. After the Colts ousted Baltimore from the playoffs last Saturday, O'Malley agreed to uphold his end of the wager by offering up some of Maryland's world-famous crab cakes. O'Malley was serving his final days as mayor last week before being sworn in as Maryland's 61st governor earlier this week.
Chefs from Second Helpings, which train unemployed and underemployed adults for meaningful careers in the culinary industry, will work with the Phillips Seafood chefs to prepare the meal.
"I am looking forward to joining the Blue Crew in celebration of this great Colts playoff run," Mayor Peterson said. "I am also pleased that we could have this event at Second Helpings to highlight the great work they do day in and day out."
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Second Helpings Inc. is an Indianapolis-based organization committed to safely rescuing prepared and perishable food, re-preparing it into nutritious meals, and distributing up to 2800 meals daily to over 50 social service organizations that serve disadvantaged adults and children. Second Helpings also trains and places adults for full-time positions in the culinary field. Since 1998, Second Helpings has collected more than 7 million pounds of food and provided nearly 3 million meals to non-profit agencies. More than 250 adults have graduated from its Culinary Job Training program.
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