Event Coverage
Members Enjoy BBQ and Chili Cook-Off at Linda Vista Park
On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, the Los Gatos-Saratoga and Cupertino-Sunnyvale districts hosted this year's BBQ, with a first-ever chili cook-off. The event took place at Linda Vista Park in Cupertino, with more than 80 members who attended and enjoyed the food and company.
Chili cook-off contestants included Los Gatos-Saratoga District Chair Navneet Parmar; affiliate chair David Butler; affiliate member John Hayes; and director-at-large Tracey McNeely. Members tasted each chili and voted for their favorite. Along with the chili selections, catering was provided by The Art of BBQ.
Parmar won first place, with Hayes and Butler placing second and third, respectively.
On winning, Parmar said, "It feels amazing since it was my first time making chili. Maybe it was very ambitious of me to enter a cook-off with my first-time chili, but I thought, 'Why not?'"
Despite temperatures reaching into the 90s, Parmar expressed enthusiasm for members showing up in record numbers. "I think the turnout was great," she said. "Much better than the last few years. And I think the chili cook-off should be an ongoing thing moving forward."
Thank you to the event sponsors: TourFactory (Darrell Monda); First Tech Federal Credit Union (Aman Singh); US Bank (Eddie Garcia); and Meriwest Credit Union (Melissa Buendia).
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