It's that time of year! The Annual Colchester Winter Carnival is less than three weeks away! This year's Chili Challenge to benefit the Josh Pallotta Fund, Inc., will be held on Saturday, February 1st at 10:30 a.m. at Colchester High School, Laker Lane, Colchester, Vermont. Registration forms for the Chili Challenge are due by January 24th, along with your list of ingredients (for allergy purposes; full recipe not necessary). For a registration form, please email Val at aromablessings@yahoo.com or visit the Colchester Parks and Recreation website at: https://colchestervt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1279/WC-Chili-Cook-Off-Reg-Form?bidId=
We ask that you bring your warm chili in a crock-pot with a ladle to Colchester High School cafeteria by 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1st. Judging will begin at 10:30. Winners will be announced immediately after judging and prizes and trophies will be presented! Once winners are announced the chili will be available for purchase. If you are not interested in entering the challenge, please consider stopping by for a bowl of chili!
Joshua Pallotta was a member of the Vermont National Guard and was deployed in 2010 as part of the Guard's deployment to Afghanistan. In 2014 Josh lost his battle with PTSD and ended his life. After his death, due to a generous outpouring of support, the Josh Pallotta Fund, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to assisting Veterans and Service Members was chartered. The organization was created by a group of Veterans, family and community members in memory of Josh. At the Josh Pallotta Fund, we hope to combine local and national resources, emergency services, and research to provide Veterans the resiliency, transition and reintegration tools to help them sustain or return to full and healthy lives. The Josh Pallotta Fund will be used to develop Josh's House VT, a wellness recreation center for Veterans. We are currently in lease negotiations and hope that the lease will be signed very soon so that we can start renovating Josh's House VT!
Thank you in advance and we greatly appreciate your participation and support as we continue to support those who have given so much for our Country.
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