2021 Mac & Cheese Bake-Off/ Silent Auction

Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce the results of their 7th Annual Mac & Cheese Bake-Off Fundraiser held at the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort Pavilion on Thursday, July 29, 2021. About 170 people were in attendance and $14,000 was raised at this year’s event to benefit the affordable housing cause in Chaffee County. Congratulations to Katie Wilson for winning the individual category and Susan Rivale for the restaurant category. We truly appreciate all of the donors, bakers, volunteers and attendees for making the 2021 Annual Mac & Cheese Bake-Off/Silent Auction a success. Thank you Chaffee County!

Three competitors in the restaurant category and nine individuals vied for the people’s choice. This year first, second and third place winners in each category were awarded visa gift cards, Habitat goodie bags, and recognition certificates. For the attendees, there was an assortment of macaroni and cheese recipes to sample. The variety ranged from desserts to main dishes. After counting the votes, Susan Rivale won the restaurant category with her “Tira-mac-sue”, Janine Giles with Granny’s Just Desserts came in second place, and Simon Pham with Elkhorn Pizzeria received third place. Katie Wilson won the individual category with her special “KT’s Creamy Mac & Cheese”, second place went to Robert E. Barron, and third place to Jeannie Watts with Heart of the Rockies Radio. Congratulations to all of our 2021 Mac & Cheese Bake-Off winners!

The silent auction comprised of more than 20 items and combined packages donated by individuals, local artists and many Chaffee County businesses. Some of the items included rafting trips, resort packages, gift cards, tools, jewelry, and artwork.

Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity, would especially like to recognize the following event sponsors:

• Title Sponsor: Fading West Building Systems
• Diamond Sponsors: Cold Creek Investments, Full Circle Investments, Heart of the Rockies Radio, and Monarch Mountain
• Platinum Sponsors: Central Colorado Title & Escrow, Pinon Real Estate Group
• Gold Sponsors: COOPRE, Davis-Hauser Construction, Mountain View Custom Homes, and PSH Signs & Graphics
• Silver Sponsors: Buena Vista Drug, Collegiate Commons Apartments, Collegiate Peaks Bank, Legacy Bank, Moonlight Pizza & Brewpub, Salida Pharmacy & Fountain
• Bronze Sponsors: Anderson Law Group & Sangre de Cristo Electric
  

Additionally, we would like to thank Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort for their hospitality during the event, as well as DJ the DJ for providing music and sound equipment. Elevation Beer Company and Rally Liquor generously donated the beverages for the event. Sorelle Delicatessen donated fresh salad and the Drunken Muffin Bakery, KB’s Kakery and Dorothy’s Tamales, and Chill Salida contributed delicious cupcakes to the event. We would like to thank the volunteers, staff, and Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity board members. This event would not have been possible without the hard work, generosity, dedication, and support of our local community. See you next summer for the 2022 Mac & Cheese Bake-Off/Silent Auction!