Community members and businesses across Rootstown Township came together for the Rootstown Township Lions Club 5th Annual Chili Cook Off. The Cook Off is the first fundraising event to start off the Lions Club 2026 efforts. Lions Club is the world’s largest service club with 1.4 million members in over 200 countries. With the mission to serve, to give back to the community, and help those with eyesight issues.
The Lions Club members came up with the Chili Cook Off after trying to revamp the Spaghetti Diner events that most of them grew up on. Abigail Kress/The Portager
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