How Sterlin Colvin got his swag back

Editors Note: Sterlin Colvin had been a client of Bluffton Self Help, and is a living example of how a person can regain their strength to overcome great challenges, and even move on to help others in need. The following is a story recently published in Hilton Head Monthly… Don’t call it a comeback. Sterlin [...]

Look who’s judging at the 2011 Chili Cookoff!

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY for the Chili Cookoff at Tanger II Outlet Hilton Head. Look who is coming out to help judge Bluffton Self Help’s first annual fundraiser to support Bluffton Neighbors in need. The folks below will be judging the official categories: Red Traditional, Chili Verde, Salsa and Homestyle.

Cast your vote for the best People’s Choice Chili Cooks!

[c290][/c290][c290_last]In additional to the “official” judging, YOU will be asked to vote for your favorite “People’s Choice” cook…. one for Chili and another for Salsa. Come out and support this great event and help determine the first annual People’s Choice awards.[/c290_last]

Low Country Boil to entertain at Red Apron Chili Cookoff

Blue Grass and chili add up to a perfect recipe for a foot stomping good time at THE RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF to be held at Tanger II Outlet Center Hilton Head on Saturday, February 25. Lowcountry Boil Bluegrass Band will headline the entertainment while chili heads prepare their secret award winning chilies. This cookoff [...]

Chef Judge for Red Apron Chili Cookoff is an expert on Chili

What makes a great chili cookoff? Well, you need a group of very competitive chili heads and most importantly, a chief judge that makes sure rules are followed to select the best of the best Meet Michael Freedman, of Somers, Connecticut, the chief judge for the first annual Red Apron Chili Cookoff. Freedman, an expert [...]

Help Buffton Neighbors Stay Warm All Over

THE STORY: A local volunteer woke up one chilly morning to realize that she needed to get into her robe and cuddle up in it to get warm and cozy. In that moment, it dawned on her how many less fortunate people never get the opportunity to get “warm all over” when the temperature drops. [...]

For Immediate Release: Call for Chili Cooks Underway

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE FIRST AREA INTERNATIONAL CHILI SOCIETY COOKOFF IN BLUFFTON, SC Bluffton, SC, January 24, 2012–Mark your calendar and register TODAY to participate in the First Annual RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF, the first sanctioned chili cookoff to be held in Hilton Head/Bluffton SC on Saturday, February 25.  This first annual event will be [...]

All About the Red Apron Chili Cookoff

What Red Apron Chili Cookoff When Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10 am until 4 pm Where Hilton Head/Bluffton, SC at Tanger II Outlet Center Hilton Head off Highway 278 Who Benefits Bluffton Self Help, Inc. a nonprofit organization in Bluffton, SC and a United Way agency. BSH was founded in 1987 to help Bluffton neighbors [...]

It’s time to whip out that world famous chili recipe you’ve been keeping under wraps. The Red Apron Chili Cookoff is coming to town on February 25th, and you still have time to enter any or all four categories in the contest taking place at TANGER II Outlet in Bluffton, and benefiting Bluffton Self Help. [...]

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorships are available and more information is available at bluffonselfhelp.org or by calling Lili Coleman 843-757-8000. Sponsorship Levels include: The Resort Sponsorship (donation of a 2 night weekend stay in a Hilton Head or Bluffton area hotel/resort) This includes: Appropriate listing at the event Two free event tickets $100 Celebrity Cook Sponsorship (Open to area [...]