Alibre, Inc.: Dallas Debut of Texas Chili for Children Cook-Off Raises $100,000 for Missing and Abused Children's Charities.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 The competition was hot and spicy as more than 500 people gathered at the Dallas debut of Texas Chili for Children Cook-Off on Wednesday October 29 at the Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future, Fair Park. The Cook-Off raised $100,000 collectively for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Child & Family Guidance Center and Jonathan's place. Emcee Scott Murray presided over a spirited competition by local celebrity chefs. Cherif Brahmi of Maguire's and Richard Chamberlain of Chamberlain's tied for the People's Choice Award voted by attendees, and David F. Holben of Culpepper's won the prestigious Best of Show Award judged by representatives of the International Chili Society and other celebrity judges including: Sally S. Blanton - Turtle Creek News / Health & Fitness; Dotty Griffith - The Dallas Morning News; Paula Lambert - The Mozzarella Company; Patricia Sharpe - Texas Monthly; Jim White - KRLD Restaurant Show; and David A Witts - Mayor of Terlingua - "The Chili Capital of the World." Other celebrity chefs included: Wiley E Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. III - Westin Stonebriar; Samir Dhurandhar - Nick & Sam's; Travis Henderson - Perry's; Paul Lewis - The Palm; Tim Love - Lonesome Dove Western Bistro; David McMillan - Nana; Jesse Moreno-Valle - PoPoLoS Cafe; Kent Rathbun - Abacus / Jasper's; Jim Severson - Sevy's Grill; Grady Spears - The Chisholm Club; Chris Ward - Mercury Grill / Paris Vendome; and Billy Webb - OPIO. Booth celebrities included: Amanda Dunbar - featured artist; Julie Fisk Fisk , James 1834-1872. American railroad financier and speculator who attempted in 1869 to corner the gold market with Jay Gould, leading to Black Friday, a day of nationwide financial panic. - EDGE Morning Show; The Honorable Veletta Forsythe Lill - Dallas City Council; Timm Matthews - The Ticket / CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. 11; and Jocelyn White - Designing Texas. Chefs, sponsors and celebrities laid their inhibitions aside and competed in the ever-popular armadillo armadillo (är'mədĭl`ō), New World armored mammal of the order Edentata, a group that also includes the sloth and the anteater, characterized by peglike teeth without roots or enamel. races - racing real, live armadillos to the finish line. Several close-heats culminated in a fine win by Andrews Distributing. "Although the event is legendary in the computer industry, this year was the first at 'home' in Texas," said J. Paul Grayson, Chairman of Texas Chili for Children. "Texas is one of the top three states in the U.S. with the greatest percentage of missing and exploited children therefore it truly was heart-warming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. to see how many people care about the seriousness of this issue and helped support our cause." Texas Chili for Children received tremendous support from corporate and philanthropic leaders. Cattle Baron sponsors were: Alibre, Inc.; CenterPoint Ventures; Pier 1 Imports Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR) is a Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories and seasonal decor. ; RadioShack Corporation; Staubach Company; Viking Culinary Arts Center; and Wyndham International. Other event sponsors included: 1400 Words; Allureate Media; Andrews Distributing; America Online, Inc.; Debbi & Paul Brainerd; Cowboys & Indians; CS Creative; Dr Pepper/7Up Bottling Group; The Feld Group; First Worthing Partners Company, LP; Gigantic Color; Glazer's Wholesale Distributors; Godwin Gruber LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ; J.M. Haggar Family Foundation; J M Haggar Jr; Hillwood Development Group; Jose Cuervo; JPMorganChase; H. Ward & Kay Lay; Liechty & McGinnis PC; The Honorable & Mrs. James R Lightfoot; Sarah & Alan Losinger; Carolyn & Mike Maples; David Marquardt; Microsoft Corporation; Erle Nye; The Oakley Company; Peter O'Donnell Jr; The Party & Event Designers; Prentiss Foundation; RIS RIS rabies inhibiting substance. Paper; RSVP/Soiree; SocialWhirl; The Single Gourmet; Slingshot (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) Slingshot - CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ; Southwest Airlines Corporation; Sterling Vineyards; Ann & Robert Utley and W Events. About Texas Chili for Children Chili for Children was founded in 1991 by J. Paul Grayson. Managed by Kate Potts, the event became the largest cause-related marketing event in the information technology industry and the single largest source of private funds for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC NCMEC National Center for Missing & Exploited Children NCMEC National Concrete and Masonry Engineering Conference ), raising in excess of $3.8 million (net) to bring advanced technology to the search for missing children. Proceeds from the event helped increase the Center's recovery rate of missing children from 62 to 94 percent. For more information call Kate Potts 972-671-5453 x293 or visit www.texaschiliforchildren.com. |
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