EFFD Chili Cookoff

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East Fishkill Fire District's 2nd annual Chili Cookoff

Saturday, September 30th.

It's $35 to enter a team, or $5 just to come eat and enjoy yourself. All the proceeds will be going to the Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center.

If interested in entering a team, e-mail me (EMT1094@hotmail.com) for the specifics.

It will be held at our fire training center on Route 52 in Hopewell Junction, NY.

The teams will be serving their chili starting at noon. Trophies will be awarded around 5pm.

We will also be running 2 raffles:

1. For a member who was hurt responding to a call and is now out of work - BBQ grill to be raffled off around Thanksgiving. $1 each or 6 for $5.

2. A teenager in the burn center who was burnt over 70% of his body. The family lives in Amsterdam and needs some help - 50/50 raffle to go off at the cook-off. $1 each or 6 for $5.

We have about 20 to 25 teams coming this year!

Please stop by, eat some chili, and have a good time!!

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just wanted to keep it up top since tomorrow's the big day

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Last year was East Fishkill's first shot at this Chili Cookoff. It was a small success. 5 Teams, and all donations, and 50/50 were donated to the Belle Chasse VFD in Louisiana, to aid them after their loss due to Hurricane Katrina.

This year, there are currently over 20 teams signed up to compete.

Also present will be judges from various establishments, including the CIA, if I am not mistaken, and rumor has it a food magazine will be there as well.

This is a really great cause guys and gals. So soon we forget the victims of tragedies, such as burns, once the call is over. Here is a chance to help people extending past our district, and town boundaries, even though the Burn Center is in some of your own backyards.

Also, as was mentioned, there will be a separate raffle to try and help a member of the EFFD, who was injured while responding to a call for the district, and the workman's comp (or VF fund, whatever it is that supports a FF injured in the line of duty) just isn't cutting it. If you can, take a chance in this raffle, or make donations if you do not want to win the prize, but help support one of our brothers out there.

Besides, there are some really really good chilis there.

By the way, this event is BYOB.

Bring your own Bean-O.

Edited September 29, 2006 by xfirefighter484x

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Leave it to you Nate to fill in my blanks!

Yes, there are going to be some chef's from the CIA there to judge. We will also have a people's choice award. There are five different trophies to be awarded - best overall chili, best civialian chili, best first responder chili, best theme (for costume, etc) and people's choice.

105.5 out of Putnam County will be there to give away some prizes. Some chili magazine is supposed to be there. Tabasco donated 100 little bottles of tabasco sauce. We have these little chili dolls to give out. We will also have t-shirts and cup "cozzies" for sale. There will be games and activities for the little one's with prizes as well. We will have a concession stand with hot dogs, chips and pretzels, ice cream, water and soda for those with weak stomachs (like me ) Fun for the whole family!!!

Saturday is going to be a gorgeous day!! Hope to see you there!

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The weather for today has been predicted as Highs in the mid-sixties, partly cloudy, and "slightly chili".

Hope to see some of you there!!!

Edited September 30, 2006 by xfirefighter484x