2010
Charitable Partner
The charitable funds generated through the Hagerstown Suns 2010
Chili Cook Off will aid Teens Have Choices. Also known as the
Washington County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Teens
Have Choices is a nonprofit organization devoted to equipping
teens to make healthy decisions that will impact their futures,
and helping parents make an impact on their teens' decisions.
The Coalition is made up of representatives from many sectors
of the community: government, social services, education, healthcare,
and businesses, as well as local parents and teens.
Proceeds from the Chili Cook-Off will help fund special events,
such as the Teen IDEA Challenge, which brings together community
organizations to present a day of fun and educational activities
for teens.
The Coalition’s goal is to reduce both the consistently
high number of teen’s giving birth and the steadily increasing
rates of sexually transmitted infections among youth in our County.
The Chili Cook-Off has already raised over
$90,000 for charity in the past six years.
Approximately 2,000
people attend the event annually along with close to 30 Chili
Cook teams from the public and corporate community. The Suns
Chili Cook-off & Music Festival has fast become
a substantive regional tourist attraction for our community.
www.teenshavechoices.org
