Tales From the Firehouse » Events http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog Wed, 13 May 2009 15:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 We All Scream For Ice Cream! http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream/ http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:06:06 +0000 Rebecca Joy http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/?p=153 In case you haven’t heard, tonight is 31 cent scoop night!

Baskin-Robbins — in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation — is sponsoring 31 cent scoop night. The event will be held from 5-10 p.m…TONIGHT!

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The Baskin-Robbins web site has more details, but I had some repeated issues trying to get their home page to load, so  I’m guessing plenty of folks will be out to support this event.

Firehouse.com made a post earlier today with this fantastic info:

In addition to the bargain scoops, Baskin-Robbins will support fallen heroes by making a donation of $100,000 to the NFFF. Also, local firefighters have been invited to the event to collect donations.

See you at 31 Flavors!

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Our video below overviews the entire event, from booth setup, to crowd comments, and finally, the results from the judges.   Please let us know what you thought of the event by commenting below.  Enjoy!

]]> http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/best-chili/feed/ 0 It’s Official: Station 10 Wins A Trophy http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/its-official-station-10-wins-a-trophy/ http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/its-official-station-10-wins-a-trophy/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:32:29 +0000 Rebecca Joy http://www.talesfromthefirehouse.com/blog/?p=108 After much hard work with both kitchen tools and power tools, Station 10 presented a creative booth and some exceptional red chili…you’ll have to watch our video below to see how it all turned out!

Congratulations, Station 10!

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Want a sneak peek of the booth?  Check it out:

What’s your prediction?  You already know mine!

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What do you think?

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And I love chili even more when it can raise funds to benefit the United Phoenix Firefighters Association.

Chili Challenge 2009

Last year, firefighters from all over Maricopa County and valley restaurants gathered to compete in the First Annual United Phoenix Firefighters Chili Challenge. The cookoff was created to bring firefighters from around the valley to cook up some great chili, have fun, and more importantly, raise money for the Firefighter Charities.

You – and all of your friends and family! – are invited to come out and enjoy live music and sample all of the chili. The event costs $10 to get in, and admission includes $10 worth of chili and drink tickets. 100% of the proceeds go to United Phoenix Firefighter Charities. Teams consist of firefighters from all over the county along with different local restaurants and other non profits eager to take home the gold.

Here’s the scoop:

2009 Chili Challenge
Saturday, February 28, 2009
11 am to 7 pm
Downtown Phoenix
Washington Street -between 1st and 4th Avenue

The firefighters from Fire Station #10 (my fire station!) are coming together to make the very best chili possible and we are sure to win the gold!  The theme of our display booth is the craps game “hard ten” so look for the booth with the dice!  We are confident that our red chili is the best!

So, if you like red, green or cowboy chili, music and beer…this is the place for you! Saturday will be a fun day to sample all the different chilis and enjoy yourself knowing that we are all supporting a great cause!

Please check out the United Phoenix Firefighters Association for more info on the fund raising event.

I look forward to seeing you!

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