Joe Guyton, Andy Webb, Wayne Nero, Cory Tchida
Ben Daniel, Suzanne Marchman, Kelly Devoll
The Georgetown ISD Education Foundation sponsored the first 50 Fellas Foodfest October 22 in the GTU Jet hangar at the Georgetown airport.
This trendy fundraiser is meant to combine the best foods by 25 teams of manly chefs to create what felt a lot like a 5-star tailgate party.
The Foundation received a great response and had a whopping 36 teams on the evening who cooked everything from brisket queso and chicken-fried bacon to mango salsa fish tacos. Secret recipes for smoked meatloaf, pork loin, chicken gumbo and fried grit cakes were very popular,
as were the variety of adult beverages offered to wash them down.
With generous pre-event sponsorship from HEB, Walsh Gallegos, Raymond James, Georgetown Health Foundation and many others; ticket sales and silent auction items, the Foundation raised in excess of $46,000 for all of its programs, particularly teacher grants and the Sea Perch program.
Teacher grants provide up to $5000 for individuals or groups who wish to apply new and innovative techniques, at all levels, in their classrooms.
“This is our first big event,” says Chair Greg Bowden, “and we are extremely blessed to live in a community that believes is the vision and came out to give back to the students.”
About 250 guests attended the event and the Foundation is already busy planning the next event, the “State of the District” scheduled for January 2017.
The winners were Top Dessert: Kevin Pitts and Keith Odom, Team BBVA for their Sopapilla Cheesecake. Top Appetizer: Ben Daniel and Kelly DeVoll, Team Advocate / GPD for their Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. Top Entrée: Chaz Kresch and Richard Bethel, Sun City Kiwanis for their Pork Chili.
