With support from local leaders like you, Kennett Community Grocer (KCG) is working to open a community-owned grocery store that supports Chester County, PA-area farmers and producers by bringing fresh, local food to the Kennett Square area. In fact, you may have seen our exciting recent announcement — we have signed a lease for our storefront!

To help raise funds for the store’s opening, KCG is hosting a Chili Cook-Off 🌶️ event featuring chefs from local restaurants. It promises to be a fun evening full of flavor, dancing, and hometown spirit — all in support of raising the $57,000 needed to cover the store’s first six months of operating costs.

By sponsoring this event, you will directly help bring this long-awaited food co-op to life — and in return, you’ll receive meaningful recognition before, during, and after the event. Your support fuels the co-op’s future while putting your name in front of hundreds of engaged community members!

Yes! All event sponsorships/donations will be processed charitable donations (less the value of event tickets included) through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit partner, Friends of Kennett Food Co-op.

100% of your tax-deductible gift to this nonprofit will be solely distributed to support specific needs for the build-out and operation of KCG.

If a full sponsorship isn’t feasible, there are still ways to contribute—please reach out to KCG.Chili.Cookoff@gmail.com and we’d love to explore other ways to partner.

We’re also welcoming:

• General donations in any amount (use the ‘I’d just like to donate’ button on the bottom-left of the sponsorship form). You can even donate using a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) this way.

• In-kind contributions – such as gift cards, goods, or services – to include in our raffle baskets and silent auction (email us at the address above if you’d like to contribute)

Every contribution, no matter the size, plays a valuable role in helping us open the doors to KCG.