Annual Benefit Cook-Off

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The Center's 18th Annual Benefit Cook-Off

The Benefit Cook-Off is The Center's only fundraising event of the year. Each spring, more than 450 people from across the community fill the First Church of God Banquet Hall in Columbia City for a dinner cooked by local restaurants and cooking teams. Guests try appetizers, entrées and desserts and vote for their favorites, Center students serve the tables, and Jerry Walker Memorial Scholarship recipients are recognized. Gifts made that night support free programs for Whitley County youth.

The date for the 18th Annual Cook-Off will be announced soon.

Cook-Off Night

Scenes From the Cook-Off

Cook-Off Awards

Past Winners

Each year, guests vote for their favorite appetizer, entrée and dessert.