We had a total of 10 chills entered in the competition. Included among the contestants were our son Jon! The chilis ranged from vegetarian to steak to white chicken. They all looked very tasty, and began to go quickly!
We also had a variety of desserts that were enjoyed by all!
We had two judges for the competition: The first judge was the owner and head chef of Temper Grille, Sean Kelley, and the second was the chief of the Clay Fire District, Dave Cherrone. They took their jobs very seriously, and spent about an hour trying the various chills.
We had several baskets of prizes for the winners. By around 12:30 pm, the winners were ready to be announced: In first place, Scott Phipps; in second place, Rachael Hammett; and in third place, Danielle Beers!
We had a bouncy house available for the kids to enjoy! Our boys had access to the bouncy house for about 45 minutes before other people started to arrive, so they enjoyed the time bouncing each other around.
A colleague of mine sells Pampered Chef products, and she brought her products to the cookoff and donated any proceeds to the ministry. Wow, such a blessing!
Two of our favorite volunteers were two young ladies who had made some homemade jewelry to sell at the chili cookoff. They sweetly donated all of their proceeds, $49, to our ministry! Wow! I know that God will bless such a precious gift given from the heart.
We were also able to collect some shoes for some friends of ours who are raising funds to adopt another child. Many people brought shoes, and it was a huge blessing to that family!
We also had information tables set up that talked about our ministry and how people could get involved.
Again, thank you to all who came out and supported us and our ministry. Praise the Lord for his great work!
