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Thanks to everyone who made our 2nd Annual Young Professional Chili Cook-off at Blanco's this past Saturday a success! We hope all the attendees enjoyed chili samples from the 28 participating teams, hot dogs and cookies from James Coney Island, ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries and live music from Fred Andrews & Honeybrowne!
Congratulations to the Chili Team Winners!
Best Chili First Place-Spice Girls Second Place-Habaneros Companeros Third Place-Flavious Maximus ... Fan Favorite-Lone Star Spice Most Creative-PondiChili Best Team Name-Chili TOFUties Best Chili Dish Name-Armadilly Chilly from The Hillchilibilly's Best Table Decorations-OSO Good Chili
Habanero Chili Pepper Sponsors Regency Centers Poolsure
Thai Chili Pepper Bonner and George Ball IndemCo Lockton Companies, LLC Sage Refined Products
Cayenne Pepper Amegy Bank of Texas Andrews Kurth LLP Bowen, Miclette & Britt The Dinerstein Companies
Meredith Flaherty Photography Judy and Charles Tate James Coney Island Debbie and Bill Walker
Congratulations to Sister Pat Aseltyne, IHM, Casa de Esperanza's After-care Outreach Coordinator, whom was honored on June 21st in Washington D.C. with a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis award---presented to only five individuals in the nation for extraordinary and selfless volunteer work in the community! Please click the links below to watch short videos courtesy of Click2Houston.com.
http://www.click2houston.com/video/25764802/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40136311/ns/local_news-houston_tx
http://www.click2houston.com/v ideo/28324757/index.html


Casa de Esperanza on Today's Lend a Hand

Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos was honored by NBC's "The Today Show" through its "Lend a Hand" program on June 15, 2011. The show aired live from our new neighborhood located near the Houston Medical Center. Now in its tenth year, "Lend a Hand" is a series on Today where Al Roker travels to 5 cities in 5 days helping out 5 charities. Through Lend a Hand, sponsors have generously donated goods to Casa de Esperanza, which will help further our mission to care for children in crisis in the Houston Community. We would like to thank NBC, The Today Show, Lend a Hand, Al Roker, Jenna Hager, and all of our generous sponsors for their extraordinary support and this tremendous honor!
http://www.click2houston.com/v ideo/28324757/index.html
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