Four years ago Kay and Tom, originally from the United States, decided to hold a Chili Cook Off competition, with money raised to benefit Hogar de Vida, the local home for abandoned, abused and orphaned children. It started out small and has since grown to attract chili cooks and chili fans from Grecia, Alajuela, Heredia, San Jose and other surrounding communities.
Here is a photo of Kay and Tom and also Helen (in the middle), the director of Hogar de Vida.
We were excited to volunteer for this event and had a great time. Randie spent most of the day cooking burgers and hot dogs and I helped sell food tickets.
Our friends Penny and Craig were helping out at the beer tent. Can you tell they are having fun?
We ran into our friends Vera and Jonathan from Vista Atenas B&B. We stayed at this B&B a couple of times and loved it!
In addition to food, there was entertainment and several raffles. This year’s event raised about $3400 for the orphanage. We had the opportunity to visit the orphanage, however, for security reasons, we are unable to post any photos of the beautiful children.
Here are a few more photos taken at the event.
What a great cause! Good to know of people’s good intentions while enjoying the country.