The Oilfield Chili Appreciation Society, Inc (OCASI) is calling all loyal Chiliheads to assemble once again for a day of good eating and good fun.  Mark your calendars for Saturday February 16, 2008 for the Chili Cookoff.  Last cookoff was a huge success with OCASI donating $30,000 to 15 local charities.  Let’s do it again in 2008! So come on out and pass a good time with us and help support local charities.

This year the Cookoff is being held at NAVAL AIR STATION, Belle Chasse, LA. General Entry Restrictions will be in effect for entering the base. these restrictions will be posted on the main page of the website. There will be top performing bands playing event day:  

Once again, OCASI is offering sponsorship levels to those who are interested.  Please review all material enclosed.  We are looking forward to a seeing you there!

AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
· PLATINUM SPONSOR - $1000.00 or larger contribution One cooking team and one booth Company name displayed on the sponsor board A 6' x 6' banner with company name and logo Preferential placement of the team booth
· GOLD SPONSOR - $300.00 or larger contribution One cooking team and one booth Company name displayed on the sponsor board A 3' x 6' banner with company name and logo Preferential placement of the team booth
COOKING TEAM - $100.00 One cooking team and one booth Please note that there is a two-week lead-time to have the banners made. Get your sponsorships in early.

GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN EARLY.  The 2008 Cookoff will mark our Twenty second year and it is going to be better than ever!   The location for the Cookoff event is at NAVAL AIR STATION, BELLE CHASSE, LA.  Send your applications and check today to reserve your place in the 2008 Oilfield Chili Cookoff!

ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE IN BY FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Mail applications with checks to:

OCASI
P.O. Box 3171
Gretna, LA 70054

GENERAL INFORMATION
Cooking teams may access the designated area to set up their booths between 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. on Friday, February 15^th at Naval Air Station, Belle Chasse, LA.  COOKING TEAMS MUST HAVE THEIR BOOTHS SET UP THAT FRIDAY, NO EXCEPTIONS. Cooking Teams will be given one pass only for parking near the Hangar on Event Day. All others attending the event will have to park in designated parking areas on the base and enter through the back gate. You and your vehicle will be subject to being searched. You will be allowed to bring your meat on the Saturday of the cookoff, but you will have to have in an ice chest that can be hand carried or rolled to the hangar from the parking area. The gates will open at 7:00 A.M. for cooking teams and at 11:00 A.M. for the general public.  NO COOKING TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE HANGER ON EVENT DAY PRIOR TO 7:00 AM . NO COOKING TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIGN IN AND WEIGH THEIR MEAT AFTER 9:00 AM ON EVENT DAY.

As the applications are received, confirmation cards will be sent to the address listed on each application acknowledging receipt of same. Approximately two weeks prior to the event, a package will be mailed to each applicant (team captain) that will contain the official rules of the Chili Cookoff, three (3) admit tickets for the members of the cooking team and ONE parking pass for parking near the hangar. If advance tickets are purchased with the application, these will be in the package also.  Each team captain listed on the application is responsible for distributing his or her team’s admit tickets to the cooking team members.  No one will be admitted to the staging area the day of the event without an admit ticket unless they pay the price of admission.  Preferential placements for teams (sponsors) will necessarily be cut off at the time the packages are sent out.  After this date there will be no preferential placement.

RULES REGARDING APPLICATIONS:

1. All applications must be mailed to the above post office box address.

2. Placement of team booths will be dependent upon the order in which applications are received. Platinum sponsors, Billboard sponsors, Gold sponsors and the previous year's winner will have booths assigned to them beginning on the center aisle. All other teams will be assigned booths from the center aisle outward in the order of receipt of the application.

3. This year we will have two divisions for chili entries. There will be a "GUEST" division and an "OILFIELD" division. Oilfield Division is defined by Section I.A. of the rules, which states that more than 50% of your income comes from oilfield related sources.

4. Due to demand, we can no longer entertain requests to place booths together unless teams making the request send in their applications together AND are willing to relinquish their position in the team placement pecking order so that they can be accommodated. All assigned area destinations will remain in force, not to be changed unless necessary to accommodate OCASI.

5. We will allow teams to enter double booths but we cannot guarantee the booths will be side by side. Logistics may require them to be placed back to back. As always, such entries may cook out of the same pot but must cook the same amount of chili as two teams would cook.