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Dana Point Women’s Club Hosts Charity Chili Cook Off
DPWC members and friends enjoyed a Chili Cook Off to help fund the local Charity's Project Literacy and Project Scholarship Programs.
Dana Point Women’s Club held its annual Chili Cook Off last Sunday, challenging 4 contestants from Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club and 4 from the Women’s Club to compete for the titles of Best Chili Team and Tastiest Chili Entry. The sold out event was held both indoors and outdoors at the Club’s Community House venue, which was festively decked with pumpkins and harvest plaids for the occasion.
In addition to sampling some unique and delicious chilis with names like “Beach Bus Chili", "Darth Vader Chili” and "Not so Chilly Chili”, guests enjoyed sumptuous sides contributed by DPWC members including homemade corn bread, salads and desserts. Singer/guitarist Molly Bergman entertained while people perused the raffle and silent auction prizes and caught up with friends and family.
DPWC Ways & Means Chair, Marla Freeman was delighted. “Not only did people have a great time, but we raised over $5,000 for two very worthy causes - the Reading Program for Kids at Dana Point Library, and our Project Scholarship for graduating DHHS students.” President Kathy Belanger added that "it was especially nice to include members of the Dana Point Rotary Club in the event. This group will be partnering with us on Project Angel Tree (gifts for children of struggling local families) for the third time this year and we are grateful for their support. We were delighted to work with them recently on a project benefiting kids in local hospitals, and are so happy to welcome their President, Heather Gillon, as a new DPWC member!”
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The evening concluded with raffle prizes and Chili Cook Off results. Mike and Monique Wolff's “Wolf Pack Chili” was judged the Tastiest entry, and DPWC’s team narrowly bested Rotary’s Team for most financial “votes". Like most DPWC events, many guests stayed behind to clean up and restore the venue to its pristine condition.
Dana Point Women’s Club rents Community House to the public to fund building preservation and maintenance and support its many philanthropic projects. The Club has undergone some recent improvements including beautiful new flooring in the great room and foyer. For rental inquiries, call 949-284-6415 or email communityhousedp@gmail.com. Membership and general inquiries may be posted on DPWC’s website.
