Lena's First Annual Meatball Madness

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Image courtesy of Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap

National Meatball Day is coming up on Wednesday, March 9 and in honor of National Meatball Day, Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap is hosting their First Annual Meatball Madness Relay on Saturday, March 5! Individuals are welcome to gather teams of four to see if they can balance Lena's Giant Meatball on a spoon without dropping it in record time. As teams win, they will advance to the next round in this fast-paced tournament. Only one team will be named the 2022 Meatball Madness Winner. All participants will receive a free t-shirt and free Lena's Giant Meatball and the winner receives a trophy and a $100 Lena's Gift Card.  Entry fee will be donated to the Carpenter's Shelter who support people experiencing and at risk of homelessness to achieve sustainable independence through shelter and housing placement, guidance, education, and advocacy.

Teams will check-in at Lena's and the race will happen across the street from Lena's at the Lenny Harris Memorial Fields at Braddock Park (1005 Mount Vernon Avenue).

On actual National Meatball Day (March 9) at Lena's, will be offering 50% off Lena's Giant Meatball Appetizer and Spaghetti and Meatball entree in restaurants and online all day.  Lena's meatball is a 10 oz. house-made all-beef meatball, stuffed with fresh mozzarella and covered in house-made marinara sauce.  The history behind Lena's giant meatball comes from Lena's owner the Yates family's mother who made her signature giant meatball recipe to help feed her four sons faster, because making smaller meatballs took too long to feed her large growing family.