Quincy, Sick. (KHQA) – The 150th Annual Strawberry Competition of Melrose Chapel came about in Quincy on Saturday afternoon.
From three to 7 pm, any particular person may purchase quite a lot of totally different deserts and strawberry sweets.
There have been additionally sandwiches, french fries, drinks and extra to get pleasure from within the melrose chapel and take to take.
Half the earnings of the occasion goes to the church, whereas the opposite half is being donated to Horizon’s Soup Kitchen and Meals Pantry.
The president of the promotions, JT Dozier, says that hungry clients have been able to go earlier than the occasion started.
“Folks entered the row earlier than we have been open. We open early as a result of everybody is able to depart, let’s do it. Then, persons are excited to be right here. Strawberries do issues nicely. If this have been the Lima Bean Competition, it could not be the identical, however it’s the Strawberry Competition already who doesn’t like strawberries,” Douzier mentioned.
Dozier additionally says that the occasion is a wonderful approach for the Melrose household to satisfy and share communion between them and with the neighborhood.
“Each time you are able to do a service with others for an excellent trigger, it provides that heat feeling. That is what we do. We’re serving strawberries, we’re cooking issues within the kitchen, we’re ready on the tables. All the pieces is figure, however we’re doing it collectively for an excellent trigger,” mentioned Dozier.