A Special Message about WCCC 2008
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS . . . . . WELL . . . . YOU KNOW!!!!
The 2008 World’s Championship Chili Cookoff is finally in place at the legendary TROPICANA HOTEL AND CASINO on The Strip in Las Vegas. The dates are October 10-12th. The three-day holiday weekend gives the ICS participants an extra day for travel or more fun. Airfares to Las Vegas made this site most attractive! The cookoff site is visible to the public and we anticipate a crowd.
The TROPICANA is our host for this year and they are providing the majority of the necessary funding for the cookoff. The World’s Championship is funded SOLELY by sponsorship dollars. Future years will DEPEND on the support of our sponsors by ICS participants. Please show loyalty to the ICS and the TROPICANA by booking your stay at the resort. All of our events will take place at the TROPICANA. October is a busy time of year in Las Vegas, but as a courtesy to the ICS participants, they have deeply discounted their regular rates. The special code for the discounted rates is SICS08 and MUST be used to receive the discount. Call 1-800-634-4000 or go to the ICS website for the special TROPICANA website link. THE RATES ARE $69/NIGHT SUNDAY-THURSDAY AND $99/NIGHT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IF YOU ARE NOT QUOTED THOSE RATES, CALL THE ICS OFFICE OR CALL THE 800 NUMBER AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED RATE. THE TROPICANA HAS BLOCKED ROOMS FOR THE ICS AND THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.
The ICS is offering an incentive for cooks to book rooms at the TROPICANA. If you are the winner of the red, chili verde or salsa contest, we will add $1000 to your prize money. Also names of judges and cooks staying at the TROPICANA will be entered into a drawing for your room stay FREE for the weekend. Winner will be announced from the stage during the Chili Verde and Salsa winners’ awards on Saturday. The hotel staff and I are working on additional value-added incentives that will appear on our website as soon as possible. World’s Championships in the future DEPEND on the ICS members’ support of our sponsors.
I want to personally thank each and every one of you for your understanding and apologize for the stress and inconvenience the late announcement has caused. It’s been tough acquiring the location because of the economy and lack of sponsorship funds. We are working diligently to insure that the 2008 WCCC will be a wonderful experience for all participants.
SEE YOU IN LAS VEGAS!
Carol Hancock
CEO
