GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club Present Proceeds From Champions For Children Chili Cook-Off

During the fall of 2024 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of NC (GFWC of NC) Statesville Woman’s Club (SWC) hosted their “Champions For Children Chili Cook-Off” that benefited the Children’s Homes of Iredell County (CHIC) and the SWC Historic Clubhouse Capital Campaign. The club recently presented a donation from the event for $7,632.41.

CHIC serves children and young adults in residential settings, transitional living programs and aftercare initiatives. The SWC supports CHIC’s unwavering commitment to providing a safe, nurturing environment and essential support needed for these young individuals to thrive.

The SWC Historic Clubhouse Capital Campaign is a multi-year campaign to raise money for critical clubhouse repairs such as a new roof, new HVAC system and plumbing updates. The original Historic Clubhouse was built in 1927; the present one was rebuilt in 1928 after a fire and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club is a 501(c)3 organization.

Silver Sponsors: Carolina Rehab; Frank and Linda Johnson; Lake Norman Realty Company; Mitchell Community College; and Republic Services.

Bronze Sponsors: Fisher, Green, Walker and Hill Insurance; Alarm South; Blue Harbor Bank; Doosan Bobcat; Duke-Energy; Home Instead; The Law Offices of Alan G. Carpenter PA; Merrill Lynch; Piedmont HealthCare Systems; Sherwin Williams; and Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel.

Patron Sponsors: Accurate Staffing Consultants, Inc.; Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home; Capital Management of the Carolinas; Iredell Health System; Statesville Brick Company; and Your Coffee Place.

Raffle Contributors: The Waxpert Girl; Drum Landscape Supply; Carolina Mountain Sports; New & Not, Treasures; Fresh Chef; HunkaJunk Hauling Company; The 500 Club; Charmed Cleaning Company; Calm Waters Dentistry; Race City Flight School; Simply Organized Mooresville; Table 31; Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel; Belle of Louisville; Maker’s Mark Bourbon; and Barrels & Billets.

Musical Talents: Hattie Englebert; Scout Stevenson; Allie Wooten; Catherine Severson; James Johnson; Echo Myers; Trinity Webb; The Fiddleheads (Lydia Leonard, Mackenzie Williams, Annie Teague); Brittany Campbell; Ava Effler; Hannah Harvey; Tiffany Lauren Smith; Alba Eire Band (Veda & Rick Bafford, Steven Bell and Eli Sloan); Makenzie Loudermilt; and Ronny Hawkins & Kay Peeler.

Vendors: “The Felted Opal” by Caroline Lail Wigley; “Sweet Girls Crafts” by Kamie Cloer; “Moosenaround Quilts” by Carol Thompson; “Megs Crafted Designs” by Megan Disanzo; Vicki Winthrop; “Creations by TYS (Tanisha Schoolfield); Mary Kay, Inc. Daughn Baker, Independent Sales Director; “What a Crock Pottery” by Cindy Wilkins; and “YCP” Your Coffee Place Troutman owned by Sue O’Malley & Nina Priore.

Additional Thanks to: Max & Kelley James, Chili Masters Extraordinaire & Amazing Event Consultants; Mrs. Nickey Mott, of N-Spire Band, our Master of Ceremonies; Isaias Sanchez, Sound tech/owner of Prophat Productions; Joe Bondi, owner of Red Buffalo Brewing Co.; Mike Parker, organizer of Carolina Classic Car Club & friends; Numerous volunteer Chili Cook-Off Judges; Veda & Rick Bafford, Steven Bell, Eli Sloan, musicians of Albe-Eire Band; Numerous volunteer Entertainers; Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell and the Canine & Drone units; Iredell Emergency Medical Services; First Sgt. Johnny Turner, Army Instructor & ROTC cadets of North Iredell High School; Sue O’Malley & Nina Priore, owners of Your Coffee Place Troutman; Stephanie Gill, educator & recruiter of talent; JJ & Jennifer Griffith, owners of Scrubs Direct; Tanisha Schoolfield, owner of Creations by TYS; Janine Lewis, Health Savings Solutions of Elkin; Chanika Graham & Family, owners of Captain Galley Seafood Hickory; Melody Beaty, owner of Melody Beaty Vocal Studio; Ashley Bell, local artist; Skip & Michelle McMurry, owners of AmeriClean Supply; CH Hedrick Mowing &Landscaping; Aurora Gallery, Troutman; Robert Stegall, Jr., owner of Farm & Garden Store; and Al Soto, owner of Statesville Web Design Agency.

The SWC “Champions For Children Chili Cook-Off” included ... Spicy Woman (Ladies Only) won by “The Spice Girls” (Home Instead); First Responders won by Statesville Police Department; and People’s Choice won by Bobcat (Doosan) (Jeff Bardoni). The Showmanship winners were ... First Place was “The Spice Girls” (Home Instead); Second Place was “Cowgirl Chili” (Mary Jane Draper); and Third – “Crazy Chili Lady” (Lori Cobb). The “All-Around” winners were ... First Place was “Cowgirl Chili” (Mary Jane Draper); Second Place was City Of Statesville (Ron Smith); and Third Place was Statesville Police Department (Captain John Galliher).

For information about renting the GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club’s Clubhouse for your meeting or event, email the club at [email protected] or call 704-761-8208. The club website is

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