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CASI
The Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc's mission is to promote chili and raise money for charity. In 1998, they were involved in over 450 chili cookoffs and raised over $1,2000,000 for different charity organizations. In addition to raising funds for charitable organizations in the United States and participating foreign countries, they seek to educate the public about the historic and cultural significance of chili - an idigenous American tradition. They are working for the adoption of chili as the National Food of the United States. Corporate CASI, which has the function of sanctioning all cookoffs, doing the necessary work to tabulate cookoff results and putting on the annual championship in Terlingua, invites you to join with them on their mission to raise money for charity through the promotion of chili. Enjoy with them the satisfaction they experience in doing what they do.
and invite you to be a part of this unforgettable experience.
BECOME A CASI MEMBER !
Members in CASI receive the Terlingua Trails Newsletter with monthly updates on cookoffs and loads of valuable information for chili cooks and connoiseurs. Members also are automatically eligible for participation in pod activities and cookoffs, as well as attendance at the annual Terlingua International Chili Championship� in Terlingua, Texas.
Each year on the first Saturday of November CASI holds the ultimate celebration of Chili. This grandaddy of all chili cookoffs is held at Rancho CASI de los Chisos in Terlingua, Texas. Rancho CASI de los Chisos is located on the North side of Highway 170, eleven miles West of Study Butte and 7 miles East of Lajitas.
Chili cooks compete for the honor of being recognized for an excellent bowl of chili, in addition to earning points toward qualification in the:
Terlingua International Chili Championship
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Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the celebration, the unique vendors, the rugged terrain surrounding the ranch, and ...of course ...the Chili! The grounds officially open on the Wednesday before the first Saturday in November, and the gate admission, per person, for the entire event is $20.00. The gate admission for the first Saturday in November only, is $10.00 per person. The first Saturday in November is the actual day of the TICC International Chili Championship Cookoff. The nightly stage entertainment starts on Thursday night and continues through Saturday night.
The four day celebration begins each year on Wednesday before the big weekend, and culminates on Saturday with the Terlingua International Chili Championship�. It's a Texas tradition of epic proportion - complete with an annual proclamation from the Governor declaring "Chili Appreciation Society International Day" in Texas!
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