Fallon has a uproarious game show affair scheduled for Saturday, February 12 at the Pennington Life Center at 5:30 p.m., and it promises to be fun. The Churchill Community Coalition is sponsoring the event for the second time where average Fallonites will compete for the title of “Best of the Worst” cake decorators. There is a hitch though, each competitor's entry can be sabotaged by the audience before being judged.
Kadie Zeller, the Coalition's event organizer, said they came up with the game show idea in 2019 when they had a group of STOP (Students Taking On Prevention) youths that were getting ready for a trip to Washington D.C. for a national coalition conference. “We were meeting with our federal representatives about behavioral health and substance abuse trends in our community and needed to raise funds for the trip. There was a Netflix show called “Nailed It,” where the pop culture phase 'That Ain't It' was used on each show based on doing things completely wrong. The STOP kids came up with the idea of doing a 'That Ain't It, Chef' competition as a fun game show to raise the funds they needed, and it was so fun.”
This year's affair will be Valentine's Day themed, with teams of two made up of married couples, folks that are dating, and parent and child duos. Anyone can attend to watch and sabotage the many teams competing. Three judges have been selected from their Gold Sponsors, and at least two more are being enlisted. “We have Gold Sponsorships from different organizations in the community, so they basically get to buy their judge,” Zeller said laughingly.
“The whole point of the game is for the teams to redecorate beautiful cake masterpieces within a certain timeframe. But the audience can buy sabotage tickets for any number of things. The team may have to work blindfolded, or work wearing goggles, or use some type of carpentry tool to decorate with instead of using a spatula. That's the big catch of the game that makes it just so hilarious.” Just imagine trying to frost a cake with a hammer. Support tickets can also be purchased and those will work in favor of the team they are used for.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youths under the age of 13, free for ages five and under. A taco bar dinner catered by Guadalajara Grill of Fernley is included in the ticket price, and refreshments will also be available. All funds raised will go towards the Coalition’s youth prevention programs.
Sponsorships are also available at varying levels. A Cake Sponsor package comes with one complete demo cake, six plain cakes, and all decorating supplies. It also includes four tickets, one full page ad in the evening's program, recognition of the organization at the event, and a small vendor table space. The Gold Sponsor package costs $300 and includes one reserved table, recognition of the sponsoring organization at the event, and one full page ad in the program. A Silver Sponsor package costs $200 and includes three tickets, recognition of the sponsor at the event, and one 1/2-page ad in the program. The Bronze Sponsor package costs $150 and includes two tickets, recognition of sponsor at the event, and one 1/4-page ad in the program.
Individual tickets can be purchased in advance at the Coalition's office in the Old Post Office on the corner of North Maine and East A Streets. Some tickets may still be available at the door on the night of the event. Zeller recommends, “Those planning to attend should call the office at 775-423-7422 to reserve tickets that can then be picked up at the door. We do take cards, checks and cash at the office. We may still have tickets available for sale at the door, but it is first come first serve.”
More information is also available from Lara Vo, Churchill Community Coalition Outreach Coordinator. Her email is [email protected], and her office phone is 775-423-7433.
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