Summer Camping Cook-off
Fundraiser for Outdoors Empowered Network
May 28th - September 7th
Nothing is better than a delicious dinner under the shadow of a mountain, a warm breakfast next to a summer stream, or a revitalizing lunch at the top of a day’s hike. Food is important, not just for nourishment, but because it connects us to family and friends, our culture, key moments in our lives, and aspirations for the future. Outdoors Empowered Network Summer Camping Cook-off will be a summer-long celebration of creative cooking in the outdoors with a focus on the cultural diversity of the OEN community.
Share your favorite recipes with our community during this fundraiser and contest. Win prizes for culturally connected recipes, picturesque dining rooms, compelling stories, sustainability, and fundraising. Prizes will be awarded for each of the following individual categories, with a grand prize for an entry that fulfills the mission of each category. Multiple entries encouraged!
Register for Contest
Prizes will be given for the following categories:
- Culturally-Connected
- Picturesque Dining “Room”
- Compelling Stories
- Sustainability
- Fundraising
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Contest Categories
Culturally Connected: We all come from a diversity of rich culinary traditions, but so often these foods don’t make it with us outside. We encourage you to explore recipes from your cultural backgrounds and to get creative with cooking them from standard camp cookware.
Picturesque Dining “Room”: Send us photos of your meal as you cook them in beautiful outdoor spaces. Share the beauty of your surroundings with our community, whether it be trees, mountains, rivers, grand vistas, or a homey campground.
Compelling Stories: Is your food connected to a memory of community or family? Is it something you ate after a peak experience? We would love to hear your stories.
Sustainability: We talk a lot about packing out trash, but how sustainable is what you are packing in? This category pays attention to packaging like metal cans, shipping, pesticide use, and the impact on food workers.
Fundraising: Help OEN get youth outside by asking for support from your network! Prizes will be given for the most money raised and for the most people engaged.