MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE
Darren Droge, left, and Al Brody prepare their compressed air cannon to shoot a nine pound fruitcake during the 2012 Great Fruitcake Toss at Manitou Springs High School. The pair set a new record by shooting their fruitcake more than 700 feet.
ANITA'S PICK: The Great Fruitcake Toss
January 08, 2013 11:52 AM
anita.langemach@gazette.com
Celebrate the new year by tossing out the old with the symbolic gesture of chucking your Christmas fruitcake into the stratosphere. At the Great Fruitcake Toss, you can launch your fruitcake into space with a variety of mechanical and pneumatic devices from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Manitou Springs High School track, 405 El Monte Place, Manitou Springs. There will also be hand and kid's toss competitions along with team catch and accuracy contest. The cost of competing is a non-perishable food item for donation. Fruitcakes are available to rent but participants are encouraged to bring their own. Details: 685-5089 or manitousprings.org/events-calendar.