Oswego Junior Woman's Club Hosts 'Slice of Charity' Pizza Contest

Submitted by the Oswego Junior Woman’s Club.

The Oswego Junior Woman’s Club (OJWC) will be serving up a slice of friendly competition, a slice of community, and a slice of fun at their event, A Slice of Charty, a fundraiser to benefit Rally Round the Robinsons.

A Slice of Charity, the third annual Oswegoland’s Best Pizza Competition, is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Traughber Junior High, 570 Colchester Drive in Oswego.

At the event, the public is invited to sample pizzas from a number of local pizza restaurants. A panel of local celebrity judges will choose a winner in three categories, and the public will vote for their favorite overall pizza for the People’s Choice Award.

Last year’s winners included Genoa Pizza (Best Pepperoni and Best Sausage) and Tony Weeds (Best Specialty and People’s Choice Award). Past winners also have included Firehouse Pizza & Pub, Pizza Cucina, Shef Brothers Pizza and Gario’s Pizza Villa.

Tickets for A Slice of Charity are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Proceeds from the event will benefit Rally Round the Robinsons, a community fund for the Robinson family. Thirteen-year-old Connor Robinson is currently battling leukemia and attends Traughber Junior High. Connor is the third member of the Robinson family to be stricken by cancer.

OJWC is currently seeking local pizza restaurants to participate in the event. In addition, local companies are needed to sponsor the event. For more information, interested businesses may contact OJWC President Denise Ryan at 815-272-5989 or OswegoJuniors@yahoo.com.

The Oswego Junior Woman’s Club is a subsidiary of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). It is one of the world’s largest and oldest women’s volunteer service organizations. The GFWC works locally through over 250 Junior clubs and has approximately 8,000 members in the United States. The GFWC members support the arts, preserve natural resources, promote education in various sectors, encourage healthy lifestyles, stress civic involvement and work toward world peace and understanding.

The Oswego Junior Woman’s Club was formed in 2012 as a local charter under GFWC.