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CELEBRATES WINTER CHILLS,
BEAN TOWN BRATS WIN ICE CREAM WARS 2010
News Date
January 9, 2010
On a day in which the high temperature was not expected to exceed 23 degrees Fahrenheit in the Lehigh Valley, the Da Vinci Science Center celebrated the winter chills Saturday with its Ice Cream Wars 2010 competition.
When the liquid nitrogen clouds settled, the Bean Town Brats team topped the J-Squared team in the final round to capture the championship. The Bean Town Brats team was comprised of Tina Mazzola, the Da Vinci Science Center's preschool education coordinator, and her daughter, Sage Mazzola.
The second annual battle for liquid nitrogen ice cream supremacy delighted hundreds of visitors who enjoyed the cold, at least when it comes to dessert. Extreme cold is what they got as liquid nitrogen – the freezing agent that turns ingredients into ice cream – was negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit when poured into each team’s mixture. Within minutes, however, the liquid nitrogen evaporates and a cool and safe sweet treat is ready to eat.
Four teams of Da Vinci Science Center employees and a guest team from WFMZ 69News scooped hundreds of samples of their recipes for visitors, who voted for their favorites. Jaccii Farris of WFMZ 69News served as the Ice Cream Wars 2010 emcee.
The teams with the two highest vote totals in the preliminary round advanced to the one-on-one championship round, for which they were presented with mystery ingredients. The final teams were required to incorporate at least one mystery ingredient into their creations before a final round of voting.
The Ice Cream Wars 2010 experience was especially unique for the Troy A. Thrash, who has been the Da Vinci Science Center’s executive director and chief executive officer since March 2009. Thrash was a voting visitor during the first Ice Cream Wars in Jan. 2009 during his process of interviewing for the CEO position. Now as CEO, Thrash and his children led an Ice Cream Wars 2010 team called Rookies ‘n Milk.
Ice Cream Wars 2010 was made possible with support from Walmart, A-1 Restaurant and Janitorial Supply, Wegmans Allentown, and AirGas, Inc.
The Ice Cream Wars 2010 teams, listed with their participants and recipe names, were as follows:
Bean Town Brats
Team Members: Tina Mazzola and Sage Mazzola.
Flavor: Oreo Cheesecake.
J-Squared
Team Members: Judy Belaires and Joyce Cerniglia.
Flavor: Purple Tazz.
Rookies ‘n Milk
Team Members: Vicki MacLeod, Troy A. Thrash, Jada Thrash, Brynnica Thrash,
Gavin Thrash, and Dawson Thrash.
Flavor: Banana S'mores.
Root Beer Glow
Team Members: Todd Crossley, Karen Knecht, and Jennifer Pritchard.
Flavor: Root Beer Concentrate.
69News Scoopers
Team Members: Pam Cunningham and Karin Mallett of WFMZ 69News.
Flavor: Deadline Delight.
About
the Da Vinci Science Center
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent nonprofit organization operating
in Allentown, Pa., approximately 65 miles from Philadelphia and 95 miles from
New York, N.Y. The Center was organized in 1992 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem,
Pa. It has operated independently since 1999 and in its current location since
2005.
The Da Vinci Science Center serves a 14-county area in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with a population of more than 3.75 million people, including more than 700,000 children ages 14 and under. It inspires hands-on science fun for up to 90,000 people of all ages each year through exciting informal experiences. Along with making science accessible and playful, the Center promotes the greater Lehigh Valley region's scientific activity, encourages development of a science-centered workforce, and highlights science's connections with the arts and other disciplines.
The Da Vinci Science Center also is a vital resource for the region's educational infrastructure, providing field trips, student workshops, and teacher professional development programs aligned with state standards.
Da Vinci Science Center exhibits and programs stress the inquiry process practiced by scientists and personified by Leonardo da Vinci. Recognized as the most effective learning process, inquiry encourages insatiable curiosity, creativity, and imagination along with experimenting, observing, communicating, and linking knowledge.
The Da Vinci Science Center's
exhibit floor of nearly 10,000 square feet welcomes visitors, groups, and
school trips seven days a week. The Center provides camps for young people
and programs for scout groups, older adults, home-schooled students, and families
with preschoolers. It also performs school and community outreach and hosts
birthday parties and private functions. Additional information can be found
on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
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