Rita Johnson Quotations

Participants are able to come by and stuff money into a jar that will be provided at each booth, and the cook-off contestants are able to do anything they want to raise money, ... They can coerce people, they can go into the crowd, sell things or do anything they want to do to raise money.

This year's event is going to be much bigger and much improved, ... We're clicking right along. This year we have more than doubled the number of booths and entries and we are really excited about that. We just want to really get the word out to people in the Lebanon community to come.

There will be games for the kids, a blow-up bounce game and face painting,

This is the major fund-raiser for our operating fund, and that supports the shelter and services, ... It couldn't be more needed. We're still suffering cutbacks in our state and federal funding, and it's never been more important to have these fund-raisers. Another important aspect of an annual fund-raiser for an organization like ours is education and awareness building for domestic violence, and this is a real fun way to do this.

It will be a nice way to fund-raise and then the judges will judge on the best-tasting chili,

The biggest problem is the transportation of gasoline out of Gulf of Mexico. There are major pipelines that, with the power, have shut down. Without power they can't move the gas out.