Children busy themselves coloring and decorating chefs hats in the children’s craft corner. LOUISE KRAFFT 2015
More than 500 people crossed the threshold of the Birchmere to attend the annual Carpenter’s Shelter Cook-Off on April 26. Twenty-three local restaurants participated in this year’s fundraiser that raised over $82,000 for the shelter’s programs and services for homeless men, women and children.
The 2015 winners are Best Sweet Dish: Jackson 20; Best Savory Dish: Red Rocks Neapolitan Bistro; People’s Choice Award: The Grille at Morrison House, and Kid’s Choice Award: Sugar Shack.
Carpenter's Shelter Cook-Off sponsors included: The Advisory Board Company, Grant Thornton, Convergent Solutions, The Motley Fool, Alexandria Carpet One Floor & Home, Elm Street Development, McEnearney Associates Realtors with Charlene Schaper, Hord Coplan Macht with Brandon Robinson, Speck-Caudron Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Velsor Properties LLC, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, The Last Man Standing Club, The Yalcin Group, Halt Buzas & Powell LTD, Clarke & Sampson, Engineering Consulting Services and the Gannett Foundation.