Knowing no bounds, the Club Cal Neva will once again push the envelope with La Tomatina en Reno, what The Club believes will be the nation’s largest ever food fight against cancer. (See the event posting on Facebook.)
On Saturday, August 29, 2009 at around 6:00 PM we’re debate the pronunciation of the word tomAAAto Old World style. We’ll dump a ton of ripe red fruit on the plaza (10 North Virginia Plaza) and kick off a free-for-all food fight.
The party begins at 1:00 PM with street vendors, food, drink and live entertainment on Virginia street right in front of the Club Cal Neva between First Street and Second Street. Admission in to the tomato fight is a minimum $10.00 donation with all profit from the event going to the American Cancer Society.
La Tomatina has its roots in Bunol, a small city located in the Valencia Province of Spain. The event has a strong tradition in the small Spanish town and for more than 50 years has attracted anywhere between 20,000 and 50,000 participants. While La Tomatina en Reno won’t be quite close to the same size as its predecessor in Bunol, the Club Cal Neva still expects that anywhere between 3,000 and 5,000 participants will engage in the tomato fight. “It’s a one-of-a-kind event,” said Kenny. “And the minimum donation is for a great cause. We really don’t want that to get lost on anyone. This event is for a foundation that represents every human being. Everyone, at one time or another, has had their lives affected by cancer.”
Please help us raise awareness and funds to fight cancer in our community. You can donate in advance at the main Cashier’s cage inside the casino and even make a tax deductible corporate donation.
Interesting Tomato Facts:
- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year.
- More than half this amount is eaten in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce.
- Tomatoes contain Lycopene, a carotenoid (plant pigment) that, as an antioxidant, protects against cancer.
- Have a tomato with your Burger! When a source of Vitamin C (tomato) is eaten with meat or cooked dry beans, the body makes better use of the iron in the protein food.
- Ketchup was originally a fish sauce originating in the orient
Tags: cancer, charity, latomatina, plaza, tomato
