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LIStrawberry8am614_2024-06-14-08-33-50

Sure sign that summer is about to officially begin the 69. The annual Man Strawberry Festival is now officially underway and hundreds have already attended and all the money raise is going right to the community. We have our Caroline Fly. She's live there this morning with everything that we can expect this weekend. I'm pretty sure she's eating strawberries now. Saving the best for last. We are saving eating the strawberries for you guys. We are doing our own many strawberry shortcake eating competition. We've got Jack Dave and Adam joining me this morning. The brave volunteers who decided to be a part of this. I have to ask everyone first real quick as anyone eat breakfast yet. Not now. Ok. I have so that's a huge problem. And my strawberries already. Number two. Does anyone actually think they could eat £22 of strawberries like in the competition this weekend? And I would struggle with that. I would not annually. Ok. Fair enough. So the world record for the weekend is 22 of these. We're gonna just try to all eat one of these. Does anyone actually think they'll eat the whole thing? Show of hands. No. OK. Well, here goes nothing. All right. I understand. We either get our faces in all. There's no rules. Here we go. All right. 321. Oh my God. Oh my God, Aaron. I might, you guys should give me some commentary here. All right. Go, go. Come on, we're with you Caroline. We're with you. Let's go. Let's go. Come on show the boys that you are better. Show those boys. Look at that. Look at the guy on the left. I'm not, I'm not better. Caroline if you were eating like that guy in the middle there and you don't want to, you are doing just fine for us guys. I think I just created mush. Thank you. It looks like I'm just doing, I'm like mushing it around. Oh, wow. That guy in the middle really wanted to win. Oh, I thought you do it. Even the whip cream. Congratulations Caroline. What is his name? Oh my gosh. Look at that, Jack. Right. Jack. Can you talk? Thank you, Jack. How does it feel good? What are you gonna do with this win? I'm going to Disney. We're all coming with you. We're all Disney bands here. All right, Erin Jen. I love it. Caroline. I put the pie in your face now or later. Let's go. I was waiting for, she has the a on and everything. You are a girl after my own heart right there. Good job Caroline. Great.

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LIStrawberryqueen614_2024-06-14-07-09-46

And it is a sure sign that summer is around the corner. The 69th annual Manito Strawberry Festival is now underway and hundreds have already attended and all the money raised is going right back to the community. This Long Island's Caroline Flynn, she is live there this morning with everything that we can all expect if we go this weekend. Hey, Caroline. Hey Jen. Yes. You know, we're taking a bit of a break from eating strawberry delicacies because we have a very special guest with us this morning. This is Ali Piscitelli, who is the current reigning strawberry queen here in Mattituck. She is going to be handing over her crown tomorrow night when there's a new strawberry queen crown. That's gonna happen at four o'clock tomorrow again at the Strawberry Festival lie. You know, we were just talking about, this is all about really being a festival but a fundraiser as well giving back to local charities, people in the community that need it the most. And I wanted to know I know a big part of your reign is volunteering. Is there a cause that's near and dear to your heart? So, Kate's Angels is a partner uh organization with the Lions club and I have been volunteering for them for a very long time. Um It was a ma because Joe and Darla Dory. Joe being one of our own lions. Uh Their daughter passed away in college, unfortunately, and they made a non for profit organization in her name to help a hand to people in our community who may also be suffering. So that's um an organization that's very important to me. And I've spent a lot of my volunteer hours on them and that's amazing. And that is so wonderful that you're doing it. She's a going to be a graduate, excuse me, going to graduate from ATCH High school in a few days. Going to Geno really quick. Tell me your favorite part of this year reign for you. What was it? Honestly, my favorite part of the year was probably when I was crowned. It was just an amazing moment. I have never been happier in my life and I'm so excited to crown the next queen on Saturday because that's just such a great feeling and I'm so excited to have another girl feel that way also. That is so special. And again, that's happening tomorrow at four o'clock. So lots of fun, exciting and special moments. Certainly to come at the Strawberry Festival, Erin Jen, we've got even more coming up this morning, but for now I'll send it back to you guys, you know, Caroline, I imagine being the strawberry queen as a very fun and fruitful job, wouldn't you, wouldn't you agree with that? That's pretty cool. Alright. Today is.

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The festival runs through Sunday. It is located at 1105 North Road in Mattituck.

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69th annual Strawberry Festival in Mattituck underway

The festival runs through Sunday. It is located at 1105 North Road in Mattituck.

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