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Local news anchors take a dunk in Kerbey Lane pancake batter to fill Central Texas Food Bank

This weekend at The Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K people gathered in costume to celebrate Austin and its weirdness. Performers put on various shows through out the festival which was held at Veterans Pocket Park. The crowd braved the rain Saturday to enjoy armadillo races, mermaids, Yogabatics, and more. Some proceeds from the event went to Central Texas Food Bank.

The food bank, “(works) with food donors across the country, financial supporters and volunteers to fill unmet needs in Central Texas. This commitment from private, government and charitable partners has allowed us to bring 28 million meals to our community each year and into the hands of families and local nonprofits that turn to us for help,” according to to http://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/about-us.

One event specifically benefitted the food bank. The dunk tank filled with expired Kerbey Lane pancake batter took center stage at the Keep Austin Weird Festival. Local TV personalities, including anchors and reporters from stations like KVUE and Time Warner Cable, took turns braving the tank for a good cause. Participants paid for a try at dunking the celebrities. All of the proceeds from the dunk tank went to Central Texas Food Bank.

One Time Warner Cable reporter, Ricky Doyle, took one for the team first. His wife watched with the crowd as participants stood fairly close and dunked Doyle with ease. Take a further look at our blog for video footage of austinites dunking Doyle as well as other pictures and interviews from the festival.

In Texas 1 in 6 people struggle with hunger. The Central Texas Food Bank works to combat this in 3 ways.

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1. We share free food and our knowledge on low-cost, healthy eating with families in need.

2. We make it easy for families to participate in federal assistance programs.

3. And finally, we make food affordable for charitable and government partners. The quality food and food resources we provide means that they can spend their limited resources to enhance their programs,”

according to their website.

In addition to the dunk tank proceeds one dollar from every festival pass sold went to the Central Texas Food Bank. The food bank also accepted canned food donations through out the festival. The people putting on the festival kept Austin fed while keeping Austin weird.