NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The annual Kiwanis Chili and Soup Fest continues this weekend in Hutchinson.
"It is this Saturday, Nov. 9. It will start at 11 a.m. and go until about 1.30 p.m.," said Dana Hinshaw with Kiwanis. "We have 16 teams that we're very excited about, and there is a lot of competition between those teams. We will have ticket booths. You'll have to buy tickets and you'll get a stamp, and then that means you can participate. So there'll be a ticket booth at Avenue A Park, and there'll be a ticket booth at DCI Park."
Tickets are $6 for ages 10 to 110.
"We have the Fire Department has challenged the Reno County Sheriff's Office as well as the City of Hutch Public Works," Hinshaw said. "We're pretty excited about that little competition. We have four banks, First National Bank, Heartland Credit Union, Dillon's Credit Union, and People's Bank and Trust. We have several folks from downtown, Anima Bella, Wildflower Boutique, Apron Strings, Family Community Theater, Gentiva Home Care and Hospice, Salt City Brewery, First Presbyterian Church, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. And then there's a couple other teams, including APAC Kansas."
The money from the 500 to 750 attendees goes for sampling supplies and then for Kiwanis programs.
"We provide funds, goody bags for Head Start," said Bob Ross with the club. "We adopted Graber Elementary this year for providing classroom with snacks. We do a booth at Hutch Fest. We serve with United Way breakfast whenever United Way is having their breakfast. So we cook the breakfast for them on their workday. We ring bells Salvation Army. We provide meals for Circles of Hope. We provide funds for Salvation Army and the Salt Hawk communities. We also provide scholarships to students for college and leadership opportunities."
Find out more about the event on Facebook.