14th Annual North Country Chili Cook-Off

February 2, 2013 11AM-3PM State Office Building

Hosted by the

Jefferson County American Legion Auxiliary and supported by the American Legion Family

To Benefit the

Volunteer Transportation Center, Inc. A Non-Profit 501(c)3

Sponsors of the 2012 North Country Chili Cook-Off. Thank you for your support!

UNDERWRITING SPONSORS - $2,500 & up

Jackson Hewitt Tax Services

Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.

Purcell Construction Corporation

WWNY TV - 7/FOX 28

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS - $1000 - $2,499

Best Buy

Kinney Drugs Foundation

Nephrology Associates & Dr. Sindhu

Price Chopper

Rose & Kiernan

Sam’s Club

STAT Communications

Stewart’s Shops

Walmart Supercenter

Watertown Daily Times

Watertown Internists

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS - $500 - $999 FX Capara of Watertown

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #586, Adams

Harleysville Insurance

Jefferson Eye Surgeons

Jefferson Rehabilitation Center

Knowlton Technologies

New York Air Brake/Knorr Brake

Renzi Food Service

Samaritan Medical Center

Timeless Frames

Transitional Living Services of NNY

Watertown TV and Appliance

Wood Forest Bank

Sponsors of the 2012 North Country Chili Cook-Off. Thank you for your support!

SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS - $250 - $499 American Legion Post & Aux. #588, Brownville

American Legion Sons #588, Brownville

American Legion Sons #789, Carthage

American Legion Post #586, Adams

Jefferson County American Legion

Jefferson County Sons of the American Legion

American Legion Post Family #832, Cape Vincent

American Legion Sons #904, Alexandria Bay

Advanced Business Systems

AMF/Coughlin Printing

Northern New York Fort Drum AUSA

Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.

Big Apple Music

Candlewood Suites

Caskinette’s Lofink Ford Mercury

Cheney Tire

Comfort Inn

Community Bank

Crowley & Halloran Co.

Doldo Brothers

Eagle Beverages

Fireside @ Partridge Berry Inn

Frontenac Crystal Springs Water

GEICO Insurance

Hampton Inn

Hannaford

Holiday Inn Express & Hilton Garden Inn

HSBC

Key Bank

Massey’s Furniture Barn

Morrison’s Furniture Store

National Grid

Northern Nurse Practitioners

Phyllis Bachman-Sickmond & Guy Sickmond

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

Ramada Inn

Slack Chemical

State C.S. Employees Federal Credit Union

Stone Presbyterian Church

Truesdell’s Furniture Store

Watertown Savings Bank

Watertown Spring & Alignment Services

What the Volunteer Transportation Center does:

The Volunteer Transportation Center provides transportation to residents of Jefferson & Lewis Counties who have no other way of getting to medical appointments or grocery stores.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VOLUNTEER DRIVER?

Volunteer Drivers donate their time, but are reimbursed for mileage. In 2011, volunteers drove 10,000 one-way trips covering 320,000 miles for a cost of $192,000. To inquire about becoming a driver, call 315-788-0422 or 315-376-3777.

Cost of Transportation

The Volunteer Transportation Center does not charge clients for these services; although, we do ask clients to make as much of a donation as they can afford. Clients donated $12,380.50 in 2011 toward helping others to get rides. No one will be refused transportation because of an inability to donate.

Volunteer Transportation Center, Inc. 203 N. Hamilton St.

Watertown, New York 13601

Phone 315-788-0422 315-376-3777

www.VolunteerTransportation.org

Donations are fully tax deductible A Yellow Ribbon Event

Last Year’s Underwriting Sponsors

INTERESTED IN BEING A CHEF?

Do you have an awesome chili recipe? Bring it on! Come have fun at the “must attend” winter event. The entry fee is $50.00 per team. Packet for your Health Department Permit is provided with your entry. We will help you with permits as needed.

Contact our office for more information:

Email: CookOff@VolunteerTransportation.org

Phone: 315-788-0422

HISTORY OF NORTH COUNTRY CHILI COOK-OFF

Each year the Jefferson County American Legion Auxiliary and the American Legion Family host the North Country Chili Cook-Off to help raise money for the Volunteer Transportation Center. The event was established 14 years ago by Phyllis Bachman, Past National President of the American Legion Auxiliary, and Ben Coe, Board of Directors for the Volunteer Transportation Center. The 10th Annual North Country Chili Cook-Off was dedicated to them.

Last year’s event raised over $40,000 for the Volunteer Transportation Center. We had over 35 Chefs and some amazing Chili! It has been named the “must attend” winter event for our area.

Last Year’s Underwriting Sponsors

People’s Choice Winner Lake Effect

North Country Fellowship Church

First Place Winner Professional Category

Samaritan Heat Samaritan Medical

First Place Winner Amateur Category

Advanced Business System Advanced Business System

CHEFS OF 2012