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Girls Raised In The South Hosted 6th Annual Ultimate Guys Chicken Wing Cook-Off Charity Fundraiser
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, The Girls Raised In The South (GRITS) held their 6th An- nual “Ultimate Guys Chicken Wing Cook-Off Charity Fundraiser.” The event, held at the University Of South Florida College Of Education, was a huge success. Guests were enter- tained with sultry jazz sounds by saxophonist Marlon Boone and The Jamming DJ Eric Myers while dining on unlim- ited chicken wings, wine tasting and plenty of side dishes. Busi- nessmen from the community were asked to prepare their best chicken wings that were judged by certified chefs and the peo- ple’s choice award was chosen by guests in attendance.
This event marked the contin- ued work of the Girls Raised in the South Incorporated, which was formed in July 1998.
CaSandra Washington,
President of the organization, states, “Our common purpose
Members of Girls Raised In The South with judges and winners: Sheila Russ, Marilyn Washing- ton, Katherine Ross, CaSandra Washington and Patricia Williams; 1st place winner, Cleon Willis, 2nd place, Rufus Young, Jr., 3rd place winner, Ed Faison and Larry Williams, People’s Choice Award winner; and judges, Danny Green, Don Lee and Greg Martin.
and goal is serving the commu- nity, provide scholarly common and support to the Junior GRITS Youth Group.
Of the fifteen men participat- ing with their variety of Chicken Wing flavors, the judges selected Cleon Willis’ - Calypso Honey
BBQ Wings as the 1st place win- ner. The People’s Choice Award went to Larry Williams’ - Sweet & Spicy Smoked Wings.
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