Firefighter Chili Cook-Off & Trivia Night

Thank you to all who attended our 2019 Youth Services Firefighter Chili Cook-Off & Trivia Contest. It was a wonderful night of community and fun from the delicious chili’s that were served up by the Glenview, Northbrook and Wilmette Fire Departments, to the exciting Trivia Contest where 30 teams competed to become the trivia team champions! Over 400 guests gave generously and helped raise more than $31,000 to support the mission of Youth Services.

Special thanks to our panel of judges for helping select the “Judges Choice” Winner:

Charlie Coorigan, Sunset Foods
Franco Francese, Coarse Italian
Kevin Kolman, Weber Head Grill Master
Johanna Mirpuri, Momma Cuisine
Tyler Pontarelli, Forza Meats
Jerry Riles, The Rewind Sports :60
Betsy Seno, NIPSTA
Phil Schneider, YS Superstar Volunteer
John Tarson, Athletico Center

Congratulations to Glenview Fire Station #14 for their “Judge’s Choice” winning “Cascabel Chili” and to the Wilmette Fire Station #26 for their “People’s Choice” winning “Scott’s Brilliant Chili”!

Please check back soon for photos from the event.

Thank you again for joining us and for your generosity! We can’t wait to see you in 2020!

To learn more about supporting our Firefighter Chili Cook-Off & Trivia Contest event, please contact Erin Miller at erin.miller@ysgn.org or 847.724.2620.

If you did not have a chance to give that night, there is still time to make a difference and help us reach our fundraising goal. The dollars raised from this event will go far in supporting our services. Each dollar makes a difference as the demand on our services is higher than ever. For example, the requests for our crisis response program alone has doubled in the 2019/2020 academic year as opposed to last year. Please help ensure we are continue this important work by donating here.