The REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky (RASK) is excited to announce the 3rd Annual REALTORS® Hope for Hunger Chili-Cookoff. Join us Saturday, October 28th from 11am-3pm for delicious chili, music from DiZZorderly Conduct, brews from White Squirrel Brewery, BG Inflatables & 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. All money raised goes towards restocking food pantries for area school Family Resource Centers to feed food insecure students and their families.
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 County Schools, Bowling Green Independent Schools, and countless others in Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, and Simpson counties.
With the help of generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, REALTORS® Hope for Hunger has donated nearly 5.4 million servings of food to local families in need over the last 12 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 on how to become a sponsor or to purchase tickets in advance, visit RASKrealtors.com/chili.
-submitted by REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky
