July 02, 2009    

WCCC Hotel Specials: MUST USE
CODE FOR SPECIAL RATE

Embassy Suites - $129/night – CODE is ICS
300Court Street Charleston, WV 25301
1-800-EMBASSY (362-3779)
The suite sleeps up to four people with no additional charge to the basic room rate. ICS Headquarters – 3 blocks from Appalachian Power Park, full service hotel.

Fairfield Inn - $99/night – CODE is chili cookoff
1000 Washington St East Charleston, WV 15301
1-304-343-4661 One block from Appalachian Power Park.

Charleston Plaza Hotel – $89/night – CODE is 1572 (chili cookoff)
1010 Washington St. East Charleston, WV 25301
1-304-345-9779.

Holiday Inn Express - $92/night – CODE is ICS
100 Civic Center Drive Charleston, WV 25301
1-304-345-0600.

Marriott Charleston Town Center - $104/night – CODE is chili cookoff
200 Lee Street East Charleston, WV 25301
1-304-345-6500.

Holiday Inn Charleston House - $94/night – CODE is chili cookoff
600 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25301
1-304-344-4092

Latest News

COOKOFF CHAIRMAN - PLEASE READ
I'm finding that more and more paperwork is being sent in that is NOT complete. Please be sure to fill in the sanctioning application with as much information as you can. The back side of the application is the Terms and Conditions page and that needs to be signed and dated before returning it as this serves as a contract between you and the ICS. The Questionnaire is another form that has important information missing when returning it after your cookoff. I need to have the crowd size and the amount you donated to your charity - % donated will not work for us - a dollar amount is needed. We understand that it's not always possible to have that figure right after your event but PLEASE get it to us as soon as you can, I don't want to have to chase you down for it. My desk fills up quickly with unfiled paperwork due to all the omissions so please be sure to get things back to me filled in completely - my desk would be cleaner!

ATTENTION MEMBERS and COOKOFF CHAIRMEN
Since 2001, the annual maintenance fee for Lifetime Members has remained at $25 and the annual fee for Charter Members at $42. Over the past seven years, nearly every operating cost has steadily increased resulting in the need for the annual maintenance fee to be increased to $30 and the charter membership fee to $50. This change is effective as of December 1, 2008.


What is the ICS?

The ICS is a not-for-profit organization that sanctions chili cookoffs. These events are worldwide and benefit charities or nonprofit organizations. All winners of ICS sanctioned cookoffs qualify to compete for cash prizes and awards at the World's Championship Chili Cookoff. The ICS is the largest food contest, festival organization in the world. Our sole purpose is to promote, develop and improve the preparation and appreciation of true chili and to determine each year the World's Champion Chili through officially sanctioned and regulated competitive cookoffs. This association shall further the camaraderie of chiliheads on behalf of charitable and nonprofit organizations in the world. more...

Cooking for Charity

The International Chili Society is very proud to say that we sanction over 300 cookoffs a year throughout the World and have helped raise over $75 million dollars for charities and nonprofit organizations. more...

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7/4/2009

Midnite Sun Alaskan Regional Chili Cookoff
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Mountain State District Chili Cookoff
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Motor Mile Independence Chili Cookoff
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California Beat the Heat District
Crestline, California
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Fire on the Mountain Regional/Chili Verde & Salsa
Snowshoe, West Virginia
7/10/2009

Idaho State
Nampa, Idaho
7/10/2009

Old Miner´s Days Regional Cookoff
Big Bear Lake, California
7/11/2009

Fire on the Mountain Regional/Red only
Snowshoe, West Virginia
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