30th annual SGI Charity chili cook-off and Auction is this Saturday!

Break out your sun tan oil and get your chili spoons ready for the 30th annual charity Chili cookoff and auction this Saturday.      

The chili cook-off and auction raises money for the St. George Island volunteer fire department and first responders unit.

Its the biggest fund-raiser in the county, drawing thousands of people from around the country to St. George Island on the first Saturday in March.

Nearly 50 chili cooks take part in the cook-off and well over one hundred items are sold in the auction.

Last year the event raised over 100 thousand dollars for the St. George Island volunteer fire department and first responders unit.

As always this year’s event will begin at 8 AM with the 5K red pepper run – by 10 AM the chili will be cooking and at 11 the auction starts.

The awards presentation is around 3:30 – so make plans to spend the day out there.

There are a few changes this year that people should be aware of.

For the third year there will be a 5 dollar entry fee to get into the cookoff.

People are also not be allowed to bring in coolers or alcohol to the cookoff but will still be able to buy beer at the park.

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