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United Way of St. Charles

UNDERNEATH EVERYTHING WE ARE,

UNDERNEATH EVERYTHING WE DO,

WE ARE ALL PEOPLE-

 

CONNECTED,

INTERDEPENDENT,

UNITED.

 

AND WHEN WE REACH OUT

A HAND TO ONE,

WE INFLUENCE THE

CONDITION OF ALL.

 

THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO

 

LIVE UNITED.

 

 

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 2010 Battle for the Paddle-October 7, 2010 

 

Click Here to view photos from the 2009 Battle for the paddle. 

 

 Can you cook? Do you make the best gumbo or the best jambalaya? Test your skills! 

Enter the Battle and win the Paddle!

 

This event is designed to heighten awareness of the 2010-2011 United Way of St. Charles Campaign. This is a  fun, family event that invites teams from businesses and industries from across the region to compete for the titles of "Best Jambalaya" and "Best Gumbo".

 

Any team who wants to try to win the paddle is invited!

 

 

 

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Open to the Public

$5.00 entry fee, all you want to eat! ($1.00 soft drinks and $2.00 beer)

There will be live music from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participation Fee:$50 per team

Four participation gifts for each team are included. 

 

 

 Make Checks Payable to   

United Way of St. Charles

Mail to

13207 River Rd.

Luling, LA

70070

 

 

CLICK HERE FOR RULES


2009 Event Timeline

 

Teams setup their own tents                              8:00 am -10:30 am

Contestants Begin Cooking                                11:00 am - 3:45 pm

Judges Arrive                                                    3:30 pm

Cooking Completed                                           3:45 pm

Judging Occurs                                                 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Serve Gumbo / Jambalaya                                 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Ceremony / Award Prizes                                   5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

DeadlinePeople’s Choice ballots                         6:30 pm

Announce People’s Choice award                       7:00 pm

Event ends/ Clean Up                                        7:30 pm - until

 

 

1st place team in Gumbo and Jambalaya win the Battle and take the Paddle! 

 

 

All awards will be posted on our website and sent to area media.