Nonprofits spice up support with chili cookoff

By Matthew Nash • February 26, 2025 4:30 am
Photos courtesy Susan Baritelle At left: June Nicholas, volunteer coordinator for the Sequim Food Bank and pictured with judges, won first place for her chili and $500 for the organization at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.
Photos courtesy Susan Baritelle At left: June Nicholas, volunteer coordinator for the Sequim Food Bank and pictured with judges, won first place for her chili and $500 for the organization at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.

Local nonprofits came together for an old-fashioned chili cookoff on Feb. 15 at the Sequim Boys and Girls Club.

Six groups sought to win over judges for a chance to win hundreds of dollars for making the top chili at the annual Community Chili Cookoff.

Sequim Food Bank won first place and $500 with a chili made by June Nicholas, volunteer coordinator.

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Second place and $300 went to the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction for a chili made by parent volunteer Natalie Anderson, while third place and $100 went to Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County for its chili made by volunteer Jim Long.

Other participating nonprofits included Boy Scout Troop 90, the Boys & Girls Club of the Olympic Peninsula and Lincoln Park BMX.

Organizers said the event was a success with plans to bring it back again next year.

Each organization received a portion of the proceeds. Ticket purchases provided attendees with five tastings and a bowl of chili, bread and a drink.

The event was organized by Troop 90 and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula with many local businesses sponsoring the event.

Photo courtesy Dewi Sprague Photography/ Members of the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction serve chili to a patron on Feb. 17 for the annual Community Chili Cookoff.

Photo courtesy Dewi Sprague Photography/ Members of the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction serve chili to a patron on Feb. 17 for the annual Community Chili Cookoff.

Photo by Keith Thorpe, Olympic Peninsula News Group/ Jen Colmore, left, and June Nicholas of the Sequim Food Bank serve a sample of chili to judge Monica Dixon of Sequim during the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. They won $500 for the organization with Nicholas’ chili.

Photo by Keith Thorpe, Olympic Peninsula News Group/ Jen Colmore, left, and June Nicholas of the Sequim Food Bank serve a sample of chili to judge Monica Dixon of Sequim during the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. They won $500 for the organization with Nicholas’ chili.

Below: Members of the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction, pictured with judges, won second place for $300 for the organization at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.

Below: Members of the Clallam County Junior Livestock Auction, pictured with judges, won second place for $300 for the organization at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.

Volunteer Jim Long with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County won $100 for the organization with his chili at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.

Volunteer Jim Long with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County won $100 for the organization with his chili at the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17.

Photo courtesy Dewi Sprague Photography/ Members of Boy Scout Troop 90, from left, assistant scoutmaster Tim Disinski, scouts Brayden Baritelle, Grady Pinell, Graysen Pinell, and assistant scoutmaster Ken Smith stand with the chili they made for the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17. The troop and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula sponsored the event.

Photo courtesy Dewi Sprague Photography/ Members of Boy Scout Troop 90, from left, assistant scoutmaster Tim Disinski, scouts Brayden Baritelle, Grady Pinell, Graysen Pinell, and assistant scoutmaster Ken Smith stand with the chili they made for the Community Chili Cookoff on Feb. 17. The troop and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula sponsored the event.