Crock Pot Cook Off Fundraiser

We had a crock pot cook off at our church to raise money for our VBS Program. We had 20 people make dishes in 4 categories. (chili, stew, chowder and soup). All food was brought to a central location in crock pot. The general public paid admission to the cook off and became the judges. The cost was $5 for adults and $2.50 for kids. They were then able to go around the room and sample everyone’s creations and judge. They received voting tickets for each category and were able to vote for one dish in each category. We also offered free bottled water and bread and corn bread to cleanse the pallet and give relief from the heat of some of the chilis. We gave out prizes for first place in each category (we gave a new crock pot cookbook.) We also had a bake sale and a raffle for a new fancy crock pot. It was a big hit. We will be doing it again this year but will be adding more categories such as desserts and a miscellaneous category. You can’t beat a $5 lunch and all the samples you can eat for a fundraiser. Submitted By: DeAnna Tetreault, Orwell, VT

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