This wrap was no baloney.
In fact, it was all of about 30 pounds of turkey, 15 pounds of bacon and 175 wraps held together with about 1,200 toothpicks. And when it was all said and done, the “Breaking Records ... Breaking Ground” attempt at world’s largest sandwich wrap measured 102 feet long.
Enthusiastic chefs and volunteers gathered Saturday for the “Breaking” fundraiser, presented by the Union-Snyder Habitat for Humanity with Vic’s Pub and Blaise Alexander Ford. The event, held on the grounds at Vic’s in Lewisburg, brought out a crowd on a beautiful afternoon for a good time and a good cause: raising money to build affordable housing for local families in need.
Children waited out the sandwich construction on moon bounces and by playing games, while everyone watched in awe as about 30 employees of Vic’s Pub and 20 chefs from the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport donned plastic gloves and layered turkey, bacon and mayo in front of a live band and enthusiastic crowd.
Phil Gajda couldn’t have been more proud.
“This has never been done, and it’s something we can do here,” said the beaming executive chef and co-owner of Vic’s. He said for weeks, his staff practiced making 10-foot-long wraps, which his happy-hour customers later got for free.
So ... the world’s largest sandwich wrap? Who came up with that idea?
“I was trying to get him (Gajda) on the board, and I really wanted to do a record breaker” for an event, said Lisa Rossi, development chairwoman for Habitat. She suggested they do a sandwich, but Gajda really wanted to do a wrap.
And here we are today, 1,200 pieces later and all for $1 each to benefit Habitat.
“We wanted an event that would help us reach out to the community,” said Tom Rambo, president of Habitat. “Part of our goal is to make good, affordable housing for people. But the side benefit is that a lot of what we do helps the community as a whole”
Getting out the Habitat for Humanity message was an important ingredient to this sandwich marathon.
“I like what Lisa (Rossi) told me: This is not a handout, but a hand up,” said Mary Gajda, co-owner and business manager of Vic’s and Phil’s wife.
“It’s one of those great things where you get to help in something good,” she said, noting those on the sponsor list are all active in charities throughout the area.
Is the final product a world record?
That remains to be seen. The behemoth sandwich must pass a list of checks and balances with World Records Academy of Miami, which will record the event and verify if this is indeed the king of all wraps. Rambo said the statistics will be sent to World Records within days, and in a few weeks they’ll know if they did it.
But whether this is the sandwich wrap to beat wasn’t the point.
“Today is less about raising money and more about building partnerships,” said Rossi.
Proceeds from the event go toward building the foundation for the next Habitat house, which will be at Penns Creek. Construction is scheduled to start in the spring.
“We’d love to raise the $12,000 for the foundation, but this was more about building relationships within the community,” she said.
“We believe our mission benefits more than those who are here today,” Rambo said.
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Executive chef Phil Gajda, left, and Tom Rambo, president of the Union-Snyder County Habitat for Humanity, measure a wrap that volunteers put together on Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg as they tried to set a record for the longest wrap. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item
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Volunteers work together to create the 102-foot wrap. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item
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