10/22/2025
Wow! We can’t even believe the turnout for our 9th annual chili cook-off!!
It was an AMAZING day and we were able to raise enough money to keep our program going!
We had over 200 people come out for the day!
There are SO many individuals, groups, and businesses that made this event possible. We are incredibly thankful for the community we live in. Our program is able to thrive because of all the amazing people and organizations that support us.
Thank you to Erynn and Andy Doaner for joining us this year and putting on an amazing beer garden!
Logan Reisterer came and played some amazing music again this year! Thank you for joining our event!
Thank you to Big Air Bounce for bringing the fun with one of their incredible bounce houses!
Thank you to all our business sponsors! You truly make this program possible. Our 2025-2026 business sponsors are: McCormack, Guyette, & Associates, Winning Image, Gagnon Lumber, T.W Grace Excavating, Gallipo Landscaping, Joe’s 19th Hole, The Vermont Country Store, Bill Lohsen Plumbing and Heating, Roger and Karen Desabrais, Turning Heads, Bar Harbor Bank, Abanaki Storage, Camp Betsey Cox, Durfee Funeral Home, Turner Piping & Refrigeration, Smith Building Company, Keyser Energy, The Carpet King of Vermont, O’Reilly Automotive, Barnard Funeral Home, Winslow Farms.
Thank you to Keith’s Country Store, Mama T’s, and Frickin’ Chicken for donating pans of mac and cheese for the event…the pans were licked clean and out in no time!
We had so many baked goods from local restaurants and bakers! Thank you Morning Side Bakery, Mae’s Place, Mountain Top Inn, Mary’s Cafe, Joe’s 19th Hole, Cluckin’ Cafe, Castleton Deli, Bomoseen Diner, Michelle’s Sweet Creations Bake Shop, Sugar Shack Baking, Dark Side Bakery, Alicia Malay, Telemark Ski Club, and Jones’ Donuts and Bakery. They were a huge hit again this year!
Thank you to Kamuda’s Market for donating cheese, cornbread, and sour cream to our toppings table! The squeezable sour creams really made a huge difference for our tasters! Thank you to Andrea Conway and the River for also donating cornbread!
We were able to offer another year of great raffle prizes thanks to local businesses and individuals! Thank you to Blue Seal of Brandon, VT Terps, Carr’s Gifts, Elite Detailing, Baird Farm, Pratico’s Landscaping, Castleton Pet Supply, Mary Lynn Fox, Liambru Ale Company, Rob Ketcham, Pittsford Automotive Center, Laced in Lavender, Robin Rowe, Frickin’ Chicken and Andrea Conway!
Erin Eugair, Judy Keith, Dan Keith, Craig Pelkey, and Braeden Waldie served chili…and we were so thankful for them making it possible for all the tasters to try the delicious entries quickly!
Mike Potter made the trophies for the chili winners…they were absolutely beautiful!
Winning Image helped us with our banner and signs around town to advertise for this big event!
Craig Pelkey from Disaster Recovery came to our rescue AGAIN with spare garbage bags when the trash cans got filled up. Thank you, Craig!
Thank you Liz and the Pittsford Rec Department for making this event possible!
Thank you to everyone who helped set up and clean up after the event!! Melanie Parker, Tom Gallipo, our husbands (Matt, Gordon, and Ronan), Craig Pelkey, Tharon Malay, Brian and Heather Currier.
Thank you to everyone who entered the chili cook-off and came to eat!! And everyone who entered the co****le tournament!
It really takes a village to make this program and we are so thankful!
We hope to see everyone next year! October 17th, 2026…Save the date!!!
