Communities Embracing Communities

As our newest HoLa activity, the Healthy and Tasty Rice and Beans Cooking Contest, draws near, HoLa has been embraced by support from our community. When we started this process, we were not sure how many sponsors or advertisements we would be able to gather for our first year. Yet Knoxville and areas much farther than that have stepped in and are making Rice and Beans more exciting everyday. Bush’s Beans made a very generous grant for the Rice and Beans Contest, as well as the HoLa Festival. Earth Fare will be a part of our celebration by setting up a booth in Market Square and handing out some free goodies. Many businesses, both near and far, have offered prizes. We have a local nutrionist as a judge, The Knoxville News Sentinel’s Mary Constantine, a dietician, and a UT Culinary School professor.

The outpouring has been so overwhelming already. We can’t wait till September 16th to see everything and everyone come together to celebrate healthy living and eating, as well as Mexico’s Bicentennial.

There is still time to sign up as a contestant. The entry fee is $10 for students, $25 for individuals, and $100 for restaurants. For more information, click here.