Presented by AT&T Sponsored by Bud Light Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association 15th Annual Chili Fest Friday, October 10th, 2014 (On Broadway Street between Main and Troy Streets) LUNCH (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM) AND EVENING (5:00 PM to 10:00 PM) Official Chili Team Application Form Name of Business/Organization ___________________________________________________ Team Name___________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ Team Members________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Team Contact Person __________________Daytime phone#______________________ Email address ___________________________________________________________ The Chili Fest is a fundraiser for DTMSA. All proceeds help us sustain and enhance the Downtown Experience. Prize Categories “Make Ya Wanna Slap Your Mama Good!”- 1st Place “Better Luck Next Year”- 2nd Place “Crowd Favorite”- By Vote of Attendees “Serve It Up Right”- Best Presentation “Everything but the Kitchen Sink”- Most Original Recipe “Mystifying Oomph”- Most Unique Taste “Rowdiest Cooks!”- Best Team Spirit “Sauciest Get Up!”- Best Costumes “Most “Souped” Up Kitchen”- Most Creative Tent “Supreme Scheme”- Most Original Theme Registration Fee -‐ $40 if received by Friday, September 19th. Registration Fee -‐ $50 after Friday, September 20th and before October 1st as space is available. Make check payable to “Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association” and mail with completed application and waiver to: DTMSA, P.O. Box 468, Tupelo, MS 38802 For more information, contact DTMSA 662-‐841-‐6598, or email [email protected] OFFICE USE ONLY CHECK____ CASH ____ FORM ____ WAIVER ____ BOOTH# ____ DATE ____ Rules and Regulations Consent Form Please complete after each team member reads, understands & agrees to abide by the rules. Team Captain Name (print) ____________________________________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Date Team Member Name (print) ____________________________________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Date Team Member Name (print) ____________________________________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Date Team Member Name (print) ____________________________________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Date Rules and Regulations Please make sure all team members read and understand all the rules and regulations, and sign attached consent form. On event day your chili team will need to set up between 9 and 11 am. When you arrive on site please enter at the intersection of Troy and Broadway. Check In at the table on the corner and you will receive your event packet and be directed to your spot. Your event packet will include: 4 team wristbands, 4 meal tickets, and 4 tasting tickets. You may use your meal ticket for lunch or dinner. During set up no vehicles will be allowed on site. If you have heavy items we suggest you bring a wagon or dolly to bring them to your space. When you are setting up please do not put your items in another team’s booth space. They will be setting up too. You must be setup by 11 am. You are not required to man your booth during lunch but are welcome to attend. After lunch the Chili Fest Staff will deliver your tasting cups, tasting spoons, blind judging turn in cup, and garbage bag. During the day if you need to leave and come back please make sure you are wearing the wristband provided to you at check in. This will make it easier for the volunteers working the gates. Bring the unmarked container filled with a hot serving of your chili to the DTMSA office at 108 South Broadway Street no later than 4:00 PM on the afternoon of Friday, October 10, 2014. Do not put your name on the cup. You are allowed to hand out information about your business or organization from your booth only. Walking around the event site with fliers is not allowed. The gates open for the evening at 5 pm. Please be in your booth setup and ready to go at 4:30 pm for team photos. Booth judging will start promptly at 5 pm. Start handing out samplings of your chili to attendees in the cups provided at check in. If you need additional tasting cups and spoons please go to the DTMSA Office and request more. During the tasting you will be encouraging people to give you their voting ticket. The team that collects the most votes will win this year’s “Crowd Favorite”. If you or one of your team members is caught cheating you will be disqualified from all awards. This includes handing out beverages during the event. Crowd Favorite tickets will be collected and counted at 8:45 pm. Once they are taken up no more will be accepted. Once the votes are in the winners will be announced from the stage. Tear down may start at 9 pm. You must remove everything from the site that you brought with you. Make sure your area is clean before you leave. Trash cans will be located throughout the site. Event Checklist Suggested Items to Bring ____ Tent ____ Table ____ Chairs ____ Sign with Team Name ____ Decorations ____ Chili (4 – 5 Gallons) ____ Spoon to serve Chili into tasting cups ____ Napkins or Paper Towels ____ Wet Ones for big messes ____ Extension Cords ____ String Lights for tent when it gets dark ____ Crock Pot (max 3) or Camp Stove to keep Chili Warm ____ Container to collect People’s Choice Votes Leave at home: • Pets • Firearms • Heaters • NO GLASS Containers of any kind *Rain or Shine Event*