25 Men Who Can Cook Fundraiser and Competition

Ottumwa, IA — When the doors at Bridge View Center open on Saturday, food connoisseurs will have just two hours to sample all the culinary treats of 25 Men Who Can Cook.  One of the major fundraisers for the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra, the fourth annual event combines a culinary competition with a time to get together with friends and neighbors.  “Since the first year, it’s been at Bridge View Center on a Saturday in January when it’s nice and cold. We’ve always been blessed with nice weather,” said coordinator Bob Morrissey. “The first two years we had about 300 people in attendance, but last year we had 550. It’s kind of the place to be, the thing to do in January.”  www.fundraising-ideas.org