HAND IN HAND' S ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2014 FROM 2;30 - 7:00 P.M. AT THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIR'S  NEW FAIR CENTER (WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE WESTSIDE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS).  IT IS A GREAT EVENT...LOTS OF PEOPLE, CREATIVE BOOTH, AND NUMEROUS OF HUMOROUS STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND THEIR "BELOVED CHILI".  OF COURSE THE CHILI IS VERY TASTY TOO.
LAST YEAR 1,350 PEOPLE ATTENDED WITH 12,000 CHILI SAMPLES SERVED.  25 LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES HAVE ORGANIZED CHILI TEAMS TO CCMPETE FOR  "BEST CHILI IN THE QUAD CITIES".   IN ADDITION TO CHILI TASTING; THE COOK-OFF ALSO FEATURES RAFFLES, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AND SILENT AUCTIONS.  FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ATTENDING THE HAND IN HAND CHILI COOK-OFF OR REGARDING HAND IN HAND'S PROGRAMS VISIT. http://www.handinhandqc.org/ TICKETS ARE $10 AT THE DOOR. MEDIA CONTACT IS MARK SMITH FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT 332-8010.
HAND IN HAND SERVES QUAD CITY CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH  DISABILITIES.  WE PROVIDE CHILDCARE, SUMMER CAMPS, BOWLING LEAGUES AND EVEN A GIRL SCOUT TROOP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER SIMILAR DISABILITIES.
Thanks To Hand In Hand's Chili Cook-Off Sponsors
Major Sponsors: Per Mar Security,   The Quad City Times,   Build To Suit,  Group O, Hornbuckle Heating and Cooling,  RK Dixon & Dimensional Graphics
Sponsors:   Merrill Lynch (on behalf of Troy Lindaman),  Quad City Bank and Trust,  Modern Woodmen (on behalf of Doug Grenier),   Wells Fargo,  Courtside Hair Styling,  Quad City Bank and Trust

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