Annual Chili Fest set for Feb. 13

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Mark your calendars and get ready for a bowl of chili from the Kiwanis Club of Vicksburg’s annual Chili Feast set for Friday, Feb. 13.

This is the club’s 32nd anniversary of the event. This year’s event will be at Vicksburg’s YMCA. All meals will be take-out or delivery. There will be no dine in. We will have someone in the parking lot to hand out take-out meals. The club will deliver where there are at least 10 meals to a location. 

The cost for a meal is $10. A meal consists of a 12-ounce bowl of chili, a serving of shredded cheddar cheese, hot sauce, crackers, a bag of Frito corn chips and a Little Debbie Oatmeal cookie.

Typically, the club raises over $15,000 with the project and is about 95 percent of the fundraising for the year. The largest portion of the profits are used for the Key Club Scholarships. The scholarships are available to senior members of the Key Clubs from sponsored schools- Porters Chapel Academy, River City Early College, Vicksburg Catholic School and Vicksburg High School.

The breakdown of awarded scholarships from the past four years are as follows:

2025- $10,500 awarded: 2 – $1,500; 3- $1,000; 6- $750

2024- $9,250 awarded: 2- $1,500; 2- $1,000; 5- $750; 1- $500

2023- $7,250 awarded: 1- $1,500; 2- $1,000; 3- $750; 3- $500 (Every applicant received an award.)

2022- $9,000 awarded: 1- $2,000; 1- $1,500; 2- $1,000; 2- $750; 2- $500

About Kiwanis Club of Vicksburg

We are an eclectic mix of ages, genders, occupations, backgrounds and interests. We are all passionate about making our community and the world a better place for children so they can thrive. We are devoted to serving the children in our local community and also children all across the country and worldwide through unique and innovative service projects and fundraising initiatives.