15th Annual Amado Chili Cook-Off
Randy & Rose Estes Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 9 AM to 3 PM
The Amado Territory | 3001 I-19 Frontage Road 85645
The Cook-off is an Alcohol-free and Drug-free Event.
Only service animals are allowed on event grounds.
$5 Parking
A Tradition Since 2010
The Amado Chili Cook–off Randy & Rose Estes Classic Car & Motorcycle Show is a popular regional event of the I-19 Corridor. Arizona families from Phoenix to Nogales have enjoyed the festivities of this fundraising effort that benefits The Amado Youth Center.
With our attendance at over 2,200, “The Cook-off” has become an established Amado community tradition that works to increase tourism and economic development in this region.
We are proud to have the support of Pima County Department of Attractions and Tourism, the Amado Community Alliance and PPEP, Inc. as the fiduciary agent. Thank you for your continued support of the Amado Youth Center Building Fund!
Hold Harmless
Each vendor, sponsor, participant, and attendee will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts club, including its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers (collectively, “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may arise out of or relate to any injury, property damage, or other occurrence resulting from Participant’s involvement in the car show event, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Released Parties. Participants enter and participate in the car show and related activities at their own risk.”
Each year, the Amado Chili Cook-off is planned, organized, and supported by community volunteers working alongside PPEP staff. The Amado Chili Cook-off Planning Committee is currently in great need of, and seeking support. Please contact ACCO Event Chair Ed Dunin-Wasowicz to join the committee or get involved. Please call (520) 403-0414, ed@dwmcgarrity.com



All profits from the Amado Chili Cook-off will go directly to the New Amado Youth Center Building Fund to complete the construction and furnish the interior to support the current and future PPEP programs and projects serving Amado area youth and families. Current funded programs include: Amado After School Botvin Life Skills Training, funded by the AZ Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family (GOYFF, JJDP) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; The Amado Teen Project, funded by Pima County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); The THRIVE Resiliency Skills Program, funded by AZ GOYFF Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Prevention Program (TISAPP); and the Partnerships for Success Project and Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Projects, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

For Information:
Ed Dunin-Wasowicz, Event Chair, (520) 403-0414, ed@dwmcgarrity.com
Amy Bass, Event Director, Fiscal Agent, (520) 205-4780, abass@ppep.org