26
Jan
2013
JUST A REMINDER FOR SATURDAY:
HAND IN HAND' S ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2012FROM 2;30 - 7:00 P.M. AT THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIR'S NEW FAIRCENTER (WHICH IS ON THE WESTSIDE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS). IT IS A GREAT HUMAN INTEREST EVENT FOR YOUR VIEWERS/READERS...LOTS OF PEOPLE, CREATIVE BOOTH, AND MANY HUMOROUS STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE "BELOVED CHILI". OF COURSE, THE CHILI IS VERY TASTY TOO.
LAST YEAR 950 PEOPLE ATTENDED WITH 10,000 CHILI SAMPLES SERVED. IN ADDITION TO CHILI TASTING; THE COOK-OFF ALSO FEATURES RAFFLES,AND SILENT AUCTIONS. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ATTENDING THE HAND IN HAND CHILI COOK-OFF, CREATING A CHILI TEAM TO COMPETE OR REGARDING HAND IN HAND'S PROGRAMS VISIT.http://www.handinhandqc.org/.
NOTES OF INTEREST: THERE ARE INTERESTING STORIES RELATING TO OUR CHILI TEAMS. MEDIC/EMS CHILI (CARDIAC CHILI) HAS A DISPLAY WITH A MANIKIN RECEIVING AN IV OF CHILI. GUNCHIES BAR AND GRILL HAS A REAL GOAL POST AS PART OF THE DISPLAY FOR THEIR TAILGATING CHILI. WE ALSO HAVE A TEAM FROM DES MOINES CALL "HOG CALLING CHILI" WHO HAS WON MANY COOK-OFF CONTESTS AND WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE "TODAY SHOW".
HAND IN HAND SERVES QUAD CITY CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE CHILDCARE, SUMMER CAMPS, BOWLING LEAGUES AND EVEN A SPECIAL NEEDS GIRL SCOUT TROOP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER SIMILAR DISABILITIES.
