#GivingTuesdayKaty Cooks Up Chili, a Family-Fun Community Festival, and Events at Katy Area Restaurants to Benefit Seven Nonprofit Organizations
It’s #GivingTuesdayKaty time in Katy! We officially launch a month-long schedule of events this week including a Chili Cookoff and Family-fun Community Festival on Saturday, Nov. 6, to benefit seven participating nonprofit organizations.
The #GivingTuesdayKaty Chili Cookoff and Festival is open to the public at Westlake Volunteer Fire Department facilities at 19636 Saums Road on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 11:30 am to 1:30 p.m. The event will feature a chili cookoff between participating nonprofit organizations, a proclamation from the City of Katy, Santa Claus visits, photograph stops, festival-style games, fire station demonstrations and tours, a DJ, and fitness and family-fun activities and treats.
Nonprofit organizations will be collecting new toys, gift cards, toiletries, cleaning supplies, paper towels, toilet paper and financial donations to benefit their programs for people living in the Katy community. Families who attend the event can donate to taste and vote for the chili of their choice, receive beverages and dessert treats provided by event sponsors.
Benefitting nonprofit organizations are Abigail’s Place, The Arc of Katy, Joe Joe Bear Foundation, Katy Responds, Stuff the Sleigh, upLIFTed Movement, and Katy Area YMCAs.
This week, #GivingTuesdayKaty also kicked off a series of Dine & Donate events with Fish City Grill on Nov. 2. Other scheduled #GivingTuesdayKaty Eats events include:
- Thursday, Nov. 4– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Craft Burger, 348 Mason Road, Katy, TX 77450, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 7 –Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at That’s My Dog, 22635 Morton Ranch Road, Katy, TX 77449, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 9– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at 1000 Degrees Pizzeria, 24600 Katy Freeway, Suite 800, Katy, TX 77494, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 10– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Chuckwagon BBQ & Burgers, 4031 FM 1463, Suite 50, Katy, TX 77494, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 16– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Block House Coffee, 9910 Gaston Road, Suite 170, Katy, TX 77494, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 17– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at The Toasted Yolk, 98 West Grand Parkway, Suite 100, Katy, TX 77494, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 22– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Pappa Gyro’s, 23255 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, TX 77494, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 29– Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Chick-fil-A restaurants located at 369 Mason Road, Katy, TX 77450; 23860 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, TX 77494; and 19303 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 30— Giving Tuesday Katy Eats at Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen, 9711 South Mason Road, Suite 130, Richmond, TX 77407; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
These Katy area events lead up to #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, which is happening this year on Nov. 30, 2021.
According to Sarah Beaton, the Katy resident who organizes #GivingTuesdayKaty with a volunteer committee, “We encouraged businesses, individuals and families to come out to #GivingTuesdayKaty and see how they can be more involved with the community in which they work and live. #GivingTuesdayKaty is part of the #GivingTuesday global movement to bring generosity and change to the world and the communities in which we live.”
Each of the participating nonprofit organizations have a link on the #GivingTuesdayKaty website for donations and donations also can be made to the general #GivingTuesdayKaty funds to be divided among the nonprofits evenly.
Those interested in joining #GivingTuesdayKaty’s initiative can visit the #GivingTuesdayKaty website (www.givingtuesdaykaty.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesKaty), Instagram givingtuesdaykaty or the hashtags #GivingTuesdayKaty and #liveheregivehere.
#GivingTuesdayKaty Nov. 6 Chili Cookoff and Family-Fun Festival Schedule
Set-up: 10am-11:30 a.m.
Open cookoff and all community festival activities: 11:30 a.m.
City of Katy Proclamation presentation: 11:45 a.m.
Chili Cook-off VIP judging: 12 Noon
Fire Safety Demonstration and tours: 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Collect People’s Choice Awards votes for chili cook-off: 1:15 p.m.
Awards and Winning Presentations: 1:20 p.m.
Close event: 1:30 p.m.
Clean-up: 1:30 p.m. – until complete