2015 King of the Wing / Prince of Pizza Event Working in collaboration with the City of Ocala and its Parks Department, the Marion County Building Industry Association and ARC Marion hosted the 11th Annual King of the Wing / Prince of Pizza Restaurant Competition at Citizen Circle adjacent the City Hall in downtown Ocala on Tuesday, March 10th from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. The price of admission included an ample sampling of the best of the best in chicken wings and most delectable pizza served by some of the area's best restaurants. Ticket holders were tempted to wash it all down will plenty of cold refreshments (cold beer for the adults) and soft beverages for the kids. This event will include a Kids Zone, where youngsters of all ages enjoyed games (age level appropriate), face painting, games of competition, and plenty of kid friendly snacks including popcorn, funnel cakes and lots of kid appropriate door prizes. Everyone who attended came prepared to have fun and make this an event for the whole family! The King of the Wing / Prince of Pizza Competition is a signature event of the Marion County Building Industry Association of Ocala, Inc. The purpose of this fun filled annual event is to raise funds, a significant portion of which is earmarked by our building association for donation to a specific local charity that closely shares our vision to assist those people whose situation places them at greatest risk. For 2015, the MCBIA has chosen ARC Marion as the 2015 Charitable Partner. Tickets ($20 for adults and $15 for kids 5 to15) were sold online at www.mcbia.org or could be purchased at the offices of ARC Marion located at 2800 SE Maricamp Road - Phone: (352) 387-2210 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 4:00PM. While attendees and their family’s enjoyed the food, entertainment, games for kids, there was an equal amount of comfortable socializing with friends, family and new acquaintances at this event. Thanks to our supporting ticket holders, we all showed our support for a very worthy charitable organization, ARC Marion. If you would like to be a part of our next King of the Wing / Prince of Pizza event, please feel free to contact our KOW Committee Co-Chairs, Troy Strawder, CEO of ARC Marion at (352) 387-2210, or Tiffany Savoy of the MCBIA (Coldwell Banker – Ellison Realty) at (352) 789-9555, or Diane Thompson of the MCBIA (Ocala Promotions) at (352) 358-1642. We look forward to seeing you there and supporting ARC Marion in 2016! For more sponsorship information or to be a part of this event in 2016, contact the MCBIA David Harden, Executive Officer or call our office at 352-694-4133 today! Below are the 2015 event photos courtesy of Studio 45 Photography We hope to see you at the next King of the Wing/Prince of Pizza in 2016!
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