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Alameda Education Foundation takes FIRST PLACE at Kiwanis Chili Cook Off
Bill Sonneman, AEF Board President; Nora Toy-Desmond, AEF Manager; Vicki Sedlack, AEF Executive Director; Kiwanis Gov Elect Cherice Gilliam
The 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off held by the Kiwanis Club of Alameda was a big success. Twelve contestants put their culinary skills to the test and were voted on by three local chefs and the attending general public. This years winners in the two categories were:
People’s Choice First Place was: AED (Alameda Education Foundation), Second Place went to Chili 2.0 and Third Place to 1400 Bar and Grill. The Judge’s Awards were: First Place H & R Block, Second Place 2 Beach Nuts and Third Place High Street Station Cafe. On hand to award the prizes was Kiwanis Governor Elect Cherice Gilliam along with Alameda Club President Russ Grant.
The Kiwanis raise money through the Chili contest, BBQ dinner, silent auction and raffle to distribute grants to local non profits. The focus of Kiwanis is families and kids. This year is the 100th Anniversary of Kiwanis and the event kicked off the year for the Alameda Club. The Kiwanis have been able to support many non profit organizations through the grants. These include Girls Inc. of the Island City, The Alameda Music Project, Alameda Homeless Network, Alameda Food Bank, Alameda Education Foundation, Midway Shelter, Ala Costa Centers, Rhythmix Cultural Works and FAAS.
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The Alameda High School and Encinal High School Key Clubs volunteered at the event decorating, staffing tables, selling raffle tickets and cleaning up. The students are supported in their volunteer activities with chaperones, transportation and training by the Kiwanis Club of Alameda. The Kiwanis would like to thank all of their sponsors, participants and supporters for making this event another success.
