15th Annual MJH Con Dios Foundation Chili Cook-Off

📅 Saturday, January 31, 2026
🕐 Event Opens: 1:00 PM
👩‍🍳 Cook Team Check-In: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Davis Brothers Construction
2200 Louetta Rd, Spring, TX

🎟 This event is open to the public — invite your friends!

Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of award-winning chili, live music, celebrity judges, exciting competitions, ice-cold drinks, and incredible live & silent auctions — all benefiting the MJH Con Dios Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting Texas youth through scholarships and educational assistance.

Live Music: The Guzzlers

• Chris Boleman – President & CEO, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
• Pat Mann Phillips – First Female Chair of the HLSR Board
• Griffin Winn – HLSR Lifetime VP & Former Steer Auction Chairman
• Chloe Dao – Project Runway Season 2 Winner & Houston Fashion Icon
✨ Plus surprise celebrity guests!

Ralph McIngvale, President of Southern States Offshore and brother of Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, will lead both the live and silent auctions.

• Unlimited chili tastings
• Live & silent auctions
• Jalapeño eating contest
• Ice-cold beer & margaritas (by donation)
• Voting for People’s Choice & Best Decorated Booth
• Family-friendly fun & community celebration

🥇 1st – 3rd Place Chili
🎖 People’s Choice
🎪 Best Decorated Booth
🌶 Jalapeño Eating Champion

• Early Bird (11/1/25 – 12/31/25): $125
• General Entry (1/1/26 & after): $150
💥 Donate an auction item valued at $200+ and receive $20 off your team entry fee!

• Early Bird Admission (11/1/25 – 12/31/25): $15
• General Admission (1/1/26 & after): $20

✅ Wristband includes unlimited chili tastings + voting tickets for both People’s Choice and Best Decorated Booth.

Sponsorships begin at $250 and include event signage and wristbands — an excellent way to support Texas youth while promoting your business or family name.

The MJH Con Dios Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 in memory of Houston educator Mary Jane Hamilton. The MJH Con Dios Foundation supports Texas youth through scholarships and assistance for “hard-luck” students facing unexpected challenges. Since inception, the foundation has awarded $125,000+ in scholarships and invested $500,000+ in HLSR Junior Market Auctions.

Every chili bowl, ticket, and sponsorship helps change a student’s future.Come celebrate, compete, sip, sample, and support Texas youth—while keeping Mary’s legacy alive. We can’t wait to see you there!

Sign up, sponsor, donate an auction item, or purchase wristbands here:
https://mjhcondios.org/cook-off

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