WHO:  American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter 
            Current Sponsors: The SSI Group                                        American Classifieds
                                               BankTrust                                                American Foods
                                               Budweiser Busch                                  Bay Bank
                                               Crown Products                                     Buffalo Rock
                                               Palmer’s Airport Toyota Superstore  The City of Mobile
                                               Wells Fargo                                            Downtown Mobile Alliance
                                               WKRG                                                      Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
                                               United Way                                              Verizon Wireless

WHAT:      3rd Annual Gumbo Cook-off

WHEN:      11:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011

WHERE:    Bienville Square in downtown Mobile

WHY:         Proceeds support the programs and services of the American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter.  Those programs and services include disaster preparedness, response, and relief, health and safety education, and Services to the Armed Forces.  For more information about Red Cross programs and services, log on to www.redcrossalcoast.org.

DETAILS:  Kids can enjoy a jump on the moonwalk and expanded kids’ area while mom and dad get to taste some mouth-watering gumbo from 20 different teams.  The kids’ area includes face painting, a moonwalk, and an activity from the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center.  Live entertainment will be provided by musical guests Underhill Family Orchestra and David Chatel.

Tickets are $10.00 in advance and can be purchased at Bay Bank and BankTrust branches in Mobile County.  Tickets will be $15.00 at the gate.  Children age 10 and under get in free.
 
The judges are Carmen Brown from Cumulus Radio, David Holloway from the Press-Register, Bill Armbrecht from The Brick Pit, Betty Champion of The Gumbo Academy, and Judy Adams with the Mobile Port Authority.

CPR/AED demonstrations and course information will be available for those interested in enrolling in a CPR, First Aid, and AED course.

Click here for more information about entering a team. http://www.redcrossalcoast.org/Default.aspx?tabid=158
 
For more information, call (251) 544-6146.

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Since 1917, the Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter has been upholding the American Red Cross mission of providing relief to victims of disaster and helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies in Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe, and West Escambia Counties. The American Red Cross is a volunteer organization supported by the donations of the people in our community.  The American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter is a United Way Agency.  Verizon Wireless is the official wireless provider for the American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter.