VIDEO: Proctorville Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) held their first ever chili cook off on Saturday. What started as a fundraising event to raise money for one of their firefighter with cancer, turned into the the Lonnie Sawyers Memorial Chili Cook Off.
Firefighter Lonnie Sawyers passed away in October after a battle with cancer, but PVFD decided to still go on with the cook off in Sawyersโ memory. A panel of three judges ate bowl after bowl of chili to determine who would take first place.
โIโve tried most of them so far,โ PVFD Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Smith said. โThereโs some hot ones, thereโs some very traditional ones and thereโs some unique flavors,โ he said. โAnd, Iโve yet to come across one thatโs bad.โ
Assistant Chief Smith said the turnout was so successful that theyโre considering making the chili cook off an annual event. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Sawyers family.
