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Description: This year, the event raised funds for the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Garden City.

The fifth annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest was held Sunday at Peter's Clam Bar and began five years ago as a way to raise money for South Shore firehouses damaged by superstorm Sandy. This year, the event raised funds for the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Garden City.


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