Cookin’ For Our Kids

Fundraiser For Central Community

Schools to Be Held at End of April

After many months of planning, the Cookin’ For Our Kids event is just around the corner. It will be held on April 27^th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and April 28^th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Central Fair Grounds on the corner of Hooper and Sullivan Roads.

The fundraiser’s goal is to raise $309,000 for the Central Community School District by selling food plates and raffle tickets and holding a silent auction. The committee is also taking pre-orders for the Cookin’ For Our Kids Cookbook containing recipes submitted from the community with all proceeds going toward the schools. There will also be a crawfish boil, live entertainment and a cook-off with jambalaya, couchon-de-lait, chili, fried turkey and brisket.

Last year the Central community held the Cookin’ For Our Neighbors event in which they raised $191,000 for the Chalmette school system after Hurricane Katrina.

To make a donation to the Central Community School District, make checks payable to Central High School Alumni Association and mail to Cookin’ For Our Kids, P.O. Box 15342, Baton Rouge, LA 70895.

For more information about this event, contact cookinforourkids@cox.net.