2008 Woodie Awards
Pies for independent living
Nieman, Ashleigh
Issue date: 3/12/08 Section: Community
Imagine the feeling of warm apples, coated in cinnamon and sugar and wrapped in a pastry crust, exciting your taste buds. On March 16, there will be a pie baking and eating contest at the Bayside Grange from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to satisfy those cravings. Hosted by Tri-County Independent Living, the day will hold many activities for families and avid pie lovers alike.
The event, Humboldt Pie, will include activities such as a pie walk for prizes, cow pie bingo, a pie toss, live entertainment, pie and ice cream for sale, and of course the traditional pie baking and pie eating contests.
Humboldt Pie is a fundraiser for Tri-County Independent Living. The organization is a non-profit agency that serves people with disabilities in Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte counties. It has been in action for the past 30 years and provides information and referral services, independent living skills training, assisting technology aid and other services to the disabled.
Tri-County Independent Living is also in the process of developing new programs to further help people living with disabilities. These include a residential wheelchair ramp construction program, assisting technology equipment loan program, and increased outreach to the more rural areas.
This is the first year that the Humboldt Pie event has been held. Glenn Reed is the outreach and resource development coordinator at Tri-County Independent Living. When coming up with fundraiser ideas they were looking for something original. "Everybody loves food. I looked around and said what food isn't being covered? One day I said, pie!" Reed said. He said planning for the event was exciting and scary, but he has high hopes for a good turnout.
The pie baking contest will be judged in three different categories: fruit, cream, and nut. There is an adult division for over-18 bakers and a youth division for those under 18. The fee to enter is $6 for adults and $5 for youth, and entries will be accepted at Humboldt Pie no later than 11 a.m. All pies must be prepared twice, one for taste and one for appearance, and all pies must be accompanied by a recipe.
The event, Humboldt Pie, will include activities such as a pie walk for prizes, cow pie bingo, a pie toss, live entertainment, pie and ice cream for sale, and of course the traditional pie baking and pie eating contests.
Humboldt Pie is a fundraiser for Tri-County Independent Living. The organization is a non-profit agency that serves people with disabilities in Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte counties. It has been in action for the past 30 years and provides information and referral services, independent living skills training, assisting technology aid and other services to the disabled.
Tri-County Independent Living is also in the process of developing new programs to further help people living with disabilities. These include a residential wheelchair ramp construction program, assisting technology equipment loan program, and increased outreach to the more rural areas.
This is the first year that the Humboldt Pie event has been held. Glenn Reed is the outreach and resource development coordinator at Tri-County Independent Living. When coming up with fundraiser ideas they were looking for something original. "Everybody loves food. I looked around and said what food isn't being covered? One day I said, pie!" Reed said. He said planning for the event was exciting and scary, but he has high hopes for a good turnout.
The pie baking contest will be judged in three different categories: fruit, cream, and nut. There is an adult division for over-18 bakers and a youth division for those under 18. The fee to enter is $6 for adults and $5 for youth, and entries will be accepted at Humboldt Pie no later than 11 a.m. All pies must be prepared twice, one for taste and one for appearance, and all pies must be accompanied by a recipe.
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