Volunteer Transportation Center, Inc.

203 North Hamilton St. Watertown, NY 13601

(315) 788-0422 Fax: (315) 788-8021
and: PO Box 515, 6587 US 11, Canton, NY 13617
Canton Phone: (315) 714-2034
www.VolunteerTransportationCenter.org

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Hodge, Dev. Dir.

# 2018-02-03 (315) 788-0422 | Fax (315) 788-8021
jen@volunteertransportation.org

NINETEENTH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF A SUCCESS

(WATERTOWN, NY) -- The 19th annual North Country Chili Cook-off held Saturday,
February 3rd, was a success with 29 teams competing for top bragging rights and cash prizes.
The annual event is hosted by the Jefferson County American Legion Auxiliary and Legion
family to benefit the Volunteer Transportation Center.

Winners for this event included:

Professional Category Sponsor Chef

1st Place: Samaritan Heat Samaritan Medical Center Alex Peer
2nd Place: Savory Downtown Savory Downtown Steve Morely
3rd Place: Stay Puft and the Samaritan Summit Shawn McManaman
Ecoplasms Village

Amateur Category Sponsor Chef

1st Place: Watertown Watertown International Tony Bender

International Airport Airport
2nd Place: Advanced Business Advanced Business Kelly McKee
Systems Systems
3rd Place: Knowlton Knowlton Technologies AJ Garza, R. Barton,
Technologies LLC LLC B. Traynor

Board of Directors

Celia Cook-Sec. Jeany Danielsen-Pres. Michelle Carpenter Alice Fisher

Patricia Fralick-VP Gary Parker Daphne Pickert Trisha Seymour
Ruth Soules-Tres. Scott Soules Jennifer Voss Kathy Webster
Jeff Wood Ben Coe, emeritus Sam Purington, ED
 Volunteer Transportation Center, Inc.
203 North Hamilton St. Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 788-0422 Fax: (315) 788-8021
and: PO Box 515, 6587 US 11, Canton, NY 13617
Canton Phone: (315) 714-2034
www.VolunteerTransportationCenter.org

People’s Choice Sponsor Chef

1st Place: Samaritan Heat Samaritan Medical Center Alex Peer
2nd Place: Advanced Business Advanced Business Kelly McKee
Systems Systems

Vegetaria Sponsor Chef

1st Place: NoCo Family North Country Family Mickey Lynch
Health Center
2nd Place: Team United United HealthCare Chris Bennett
Community Plan
3rd Place: The Chili Kick-Offs DPAO Terri Fulmer

Novelty Awards Sponsor Chef

Best Decorated Savory Downtown Savory Downtown Steve Morely
Best Dressed Samaritan Heat Samaritan Heat Alex Peer

Most Unusual Recipe NYAB NYAB Bill Gaudette

Most Congenial The “UrBean” Urban Mission Robert Bowen

Mission

Board of Directors

Celia Cook-Sec. Jeany Danielsen-Pres. Michelle Carpenter Alice Fisher

Patricia Fralick-VP Gary Parker Daphne Pickert Trisha Seymour
Ruth Soules-Tres. Scott Soules Jennifer Voss Kathy Webster
Jeff Wood Ben Coe, emeritus Sam Purington, ED