For a fun - and delicious - opportunity to support the mission of RAISE28, head to the Cornhole Tournament & Spare Rib Cook-off. The event will be held on Saturday, May 17, at Community Bible Church (CBC), 331 Anderson Ferry Road, Marietta. The cornhole tournament will begin at 9 a.m., and the rib tasting will start at noon.

"The cornhole tournament will be held in the CBC multipurpose room, which is where church services take place on Sunday mornings," shared Mark Unger, executive director of RAISE28. "We are planning on having two brackets for the cornhole tournament: social and competitive." First-, second- and third-place trophies will be awarded in each bracket.

Spare rib cooks may arrive at 7:30 a.m. to begin preparing their entries before the public gets to sample and rate the food.

"We will have the spare rib cookers in the parking lot just outside of the main entrance to the church," Unger said, noting that each ticket purchased includes tasting of three ribs. The rib tasting will end at 2:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded for the first-, second- and third-place winners after votes have been counted. Winners will be announced on-site as well as on social media.

"In addition to the spare ribs, we will have the Mount Joy Rotary Fry Wagon on-site along with the cookers in the parking lot," Unger said, adding that fries will be sold from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or earlier if the tournament concludes before then. Beverages will also be for sale.

Unger explained that the idea for the cornhole tournament came from Jacob Dukeman.

"Jacob is a RAISE28 board member and is the chair for our fundraising committee," he explained. "After much discussion, we decided to add the spare rib cook-off in conjunction with the cornhole tournament."

Unger noted that organizers hope to make the event an annual fundraiser. Money raised will support the nonprofit, located at 105 Fairview St. in Mount Joy.

"We provide after-school programs for kids from first to 12th grade," he said. "All of our programs that we provide are free of charge." The tournament and cook-off is the organization's main spring fundraiser.

He hopes a crowd will come out to support RAISE28, emphasizing that people can expect friendly competition, delicious food and lots of fun.

"This is going to be a very fun event, where people can come and compete in the cornhole tournament and eat some great food while they're at it," he remarked. "The proceeds will all go to offset the expenses that we incur to help meet the needs of kids and families in our community."

For more information on RAISE28, visit https://raise28.org.