14th Annual Chili Chowder Challenge

The Augusta Armory will be The Place to Be on Saturday, March 21st, for the Children’s Center Early Intervention and Family Support s 14th Annual Chili Chowder Challenge. The doors open at 11:00 a.m. Voting for best chili and chowder closes at 1:15, and the live auction will run from 12:30-1:30 p.m. We anticipate an enthusiastic crowd to come sample the fine chilis and chowders of 14 local restaurants and caterers. Included in the lineup are chilis and chowders presented by: AweStruck Catering, Augusta House of Pancakes, Capital Grill, Damon’s, Le Club Calumet, Ground Round Sports Grille, Lisa s Restaurant & Catering, Red Barn, Red Robin, the Liberal Cup, Pangea Catering, Maple Hill Farm Inn & Conference Center, Senator Inn/ Cloud 9, and Wings Hill Inn. Once again, musical entertainment for this family-friendly day will be provided. There will be a Kids Zone featuring arts and crafts tables, parachute play and a story corner. There will be silent and live auctions, with Maine humorist Gary Crocker as auctioneer. Tickets will be available at the door – $10/ individuals and $25/ family children 11 and under are free. Come early to get the best chance to sample all the entries to the challenge. Hope to see you there! All proceeds go to benefit the Children s Center Early Intervention and Family Support. The Children s Center is a unique provider of services in central Maine for young children with developmental delays and disabilities such as pervasive developmental disorder, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, and more. We provide a continuum of care for young children with disabilities that is simply not offered anywhere else in the region. The Children’s Center has been providing services for children with special needs and their families since 1966. The Center s primary facility operates in Augusta, Maine, and provides early intervention and pediatric therapies (speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and mental health services) in an inclusive, learning-rich child care environment, to children from six weeks to six years of age. The targeted case management and parent and provider education programs serve families of children with special needs (through age 12) in Kennebec and Somerset Counties. We have a satellite office in Skowhegan providing multiple family services. Special thanks to all of our sponsors Special Thanks to J.S. McCarthy Printers.