Calendar of Events

4th Annual

50 Men Who Cook

Presented by: Kishwaukee Health Systems

Saturday, August 9, 2008 6pm to 9pm
Barsema Alumni and Visitor's Center

Benefits Family Service Agency and CASA DeKalb County - $40.00 tickets

2008 Winners

Appetizer

     Gold: Norm Larson/Jim Gregg - BLT Appetizers

          Silver: Jim Cranfield - Warm and Spicy Butter Shrimp

               Bronze: Michael Flora - Rock & Roll Chicken w/ Cool Watermelon Salsa

Side Dish

     Gold: Matthew Lundeen - Italian Mac and Cheese

          Silver: Gregg Schmoll - Grapes & Bleu Cheese Truffles

               Bronze: Ed Kuhn - German Style Cucumbers

Entrée

     Gold: Tom Petit - Crab Casserole

          Silver: Cary Singer - Ravioli in Tomato Basil Cream Sauce

               Bronze: Brent McConaughay - Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Dessert

     Gold: Brian Heal - Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Praline Sauce

          Silver: Scott Starkweather - Apple Dumplings

               Bronze: Mike Verbic/Mike Rothmer - Chocolate Truffle Loaf with Raspberry Sauce

Other sponsors for the 2008 50 Men Who Cook event include:

Assistant Chef Sponsors

Alan Browne Chevrolet, American National Bank of DeKalb County, Bethany Animal Hospital, Brown’s County Market, Crum-Halsted Agency, Curran Contracting, Elburn Co-op, Employees of NB&T, Ideal Industries Foundation, Mascal Electric, Mason Properties, Midwest Groundcover & Midwest Trading, Mike Mooney Chevrolet-Pontiac-GMC-Cadillac, NICOR, Stone Prairie Apartments, Sweet Dreams, The Suter Company, Tom Sparks Buick, Victor Barresi, DDS LLC

Participating Sponsors

Anderson Funeral Home, Baker's Buddy Inc./Neighborhood Bakery, Blumen Gardens, Illinois Community Credit Union, Lundeen's Discount Liquor, Nat's on Maple, Sweet Dreams, Tom Sparks Buick

Foundation Summer Raffle

Congratulations to all the Foundation raffle winners! 

Special thanks to:

NIU Head Football Coach Joe Novak for being the master of ceremonies.

Sushil Keswani for selecting wines from around the world and offering his expertise.

Scott Chilton of J. Scott Chilton, CPA for overseeing the authenticity of the drawing procedure.

Jesus Romero of Taxco for providing the attractive venue.

The drawings, sangria and margarita fountain were held on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at Johnny’s Charhouse.  Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and for supporting Family Service Agency.

2007 Winner

Cohen Barnes

Past winners include: 

2006 Winner - Mark & Jamie Smirz

2005 Winner — Laura Mathey
2004 Winner — Ron Bemis, Sycamore
2003 Winner — Patti Sulaver, Cortland
2002 Winner — Jean Dewey, DeKalb
2001 Winner — Rebecca Calvert, Sandwich
2000 Winner — Barbara Hulseberg, Sycamore