The REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky (RASK) is excited to announce the REALTORS® Hope for Hunger Chili-Cookoff. Join us Saturday, October 16th from 11am-3pm for delicious Chili, Music from DiZZorderly Conduct, Brews from Gasper Brewing Company, BG Inflatables and more. Cook teams’ bragging rights are at stake as awards for Best Overall Chili, Spirit, and Participant’s Choice will be awarded. Additionally, ticket holders will be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award. Money raised will go to benefit area Family Resource Centers and HOTEL INC.
More than 50% of children in the city/county schools are on the free/reduced breakfast and lunch program. Several city/county schools in our area have over 90% of students on the free/reduced breakfast and lunch program. Many of these children often receive their only meals at school.
Many are unaware that programs such as the “backpack” program end when school is not in session. Sadly, this means that during school breaks such as Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Breaks, a child in our community will go hungry. The food we are able to purchase through our Spring and Fall fundraiser events helps to fill the gap. Most of the food we purchase is distributed by the school Family Resource Coordinators (FRCs) directly to the homes of the families who need it. REALTORS® Hope for Hunger serves Warren City/County Schools, and countless others in Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Logan and Simpson counties.
REALTORS® Hope for Hunger also supports HOTEL INC, a community-based non-profit organization, by donating a percentage of proceeds to help stock the “ManaMart” food pantry. The ManaMart food pantry is one of the many services HOTEL INC provides and it averages 50 new families requiring assistance each month.
With the help of generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, REALTORS® Hope for Hunger has donated over 3.1 million servings of food to local families in need over the last 10 years. Now partnering with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, we hope the serving counts and awareness of food insecurity in our community will continue to rise.
Don’t miss out on this incredible event that gives back to the community. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance visit RASKrealtors.com/chili.
-submitted by REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky
