West Chester Chili Cook-off - Rotary Club of West Chester, PA, USA
  

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    Do you make the best darn chili? Prove it!

    Calling All Chili Cooking Teams

    Sign up to enter a Chili Cooking Team for the 2012 Rotary Club of West Chester Chili Cook Off. Below is a glance at the categories that are available to compete in as well as the registration fees. Click on the link below to print a complete application with full details. Also, be sure to read through the Cooking Requirements, a link is located at the top of this page. See you at the cookoff on October 9th!

    Rain or Shine Event ***** Non-Alchoholic Event***** No Pets Allowed

    2012 Cooking Instructions - (mandatory read)

    Health Department Rules - (mandatory read)

    Hand Wash Station Video - (mandatory watch)

    [ APPLY ON-LINE ]
    or
    [ PRINT TEAM APPLICATION ]

    Team Application Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2012

    Business - Businesses will compete against each other.   $185.00

    (Please prepare 10-20 gallons or more of chili).

    Restaurants - Restaurants will compete against each other.   $185.00

    (Please prepare 20-30 gallons or more of chili.) Your team can cook chili of site if your Restaurant has a License to Operate a Public Eating or Drinking Place. See application for full details.

    Non-Profits - $150.00

    (Please prepare 20-30 gallons or more of chili.) Your team can cook chili off site if your Non-Profit has a License to Operate a Public Eating or Drinking Place. See application for full details.

    Hometown Cook/Volunteer Organization/Rotary Club - $50.00

    Individual or Family/Fire Dept. or Service Club. Please prepare 10-20 gallons or more of chili.

    Tent Package Rental - $75.00

    (1)Tent, (2)Tables and (2)Chairs. A tent is required by the health department for all chili cooking teams. See page 2 of the Health Dept Rules for details.

    Free Tent Package if Registered and Paid by July 1st - FREE

    Electricity Rental - $20.00

    Important - see page 2 of the Health Dept Rules for details.

    Donate Entry Fee - You may donate your entry fee/refund to the Rotary Club of West Chester *Any team wishing to donate their entry fee will be recognized on our sponsor board at the event plus these tax deductible donations will be presented to local organizations at the cookoff.

    Choices of Payment:

      1. Pay online at www.WestChesterChiliCookoff.com under “Teams.” We accept MasterCard, Visa or PayPal.
      2. Make a check payable to “Rotary Club of West Chester - Teams” and mail with application to: Rotary Chili Cookoff, c/o Bill Ronayne, 917 Old Fernhill Rd., Ste. 300, West Chester, PA 19380
      3. Send all licensing paperwork with payment- See terms and conditions.



    If you have team/cooking questions
    please click here teams@westchesterchilicookoff.com
    or call Sue Karr at 610-639-2081.

    NO CAMPAIGNING ZONE! The West Chester Rotary Chili Cookoff is a non-political event. Political organizations and candidates are not permitted to demonstrate, pass out political material or setup as a vendor, team or sponsor booth on any of the streets designated for the 2012 Chili Cookoff, October 14, 2012 from 7am to 7pm. These streets include Gay Street from High to New Streets, Church Street from Market to Chesnut Streets and Darlington Street from Market to Chestnut Streets and all alleys within these blocks. Any person, group, vendor or team participating in this campaigning activity will be asked to leave the Cookoff area immediately by the West Chester police department.

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