10/20/2026
The announcement you’ve all been waiting for:
🌶️🏆 OUR 2026 HELP FROM MY FRIENDS’ CHILI COOKOFF CHAMPIONS!🏆🌶️
The results are in! Congratulations to our winners of the 25th Annual Chili Cookoff benefiting the animals at Help From My Friends Pet Crisis Center! ❤️🐾
🥇 Champion: Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen served up a delicious Cajun Brisket Chili
🥈 2nd Place: Short's Brewing Company created a scrumptious White Chicken Chili
🥉 3rd Place Tie: Corner Bistro, who delighted folks with their Smoky Bacon Beef Chili & Chloe's Tavern pleased our chili connoisseurs with another mouthwatering White Chicken Chili
A huge congratulations to all of our chili competitors, who filled our stomachs and our hearts with gratitude, and a heartfelt THANK YOU to every restaurant, business owner, community member, and animal lover who made this event possible!
Thank you for showing up for our furry friends, supporting this tradition, donating, volunteering, and helping make a difference in the lives of the animals in our care. Your generosity means more than words can express. Because of you, we can continue to be there for the animals who need us most. 🐶🐱❤️