A Knoxville High School senior winning an Iowa State Fair contest led to a donation to a special cause.
April Olson won the Look, Cook, and Eat magazine Super Special Sweet Corn Creations contest, and won $500 for herself, with a matching gift of $500 to Christian Opportunity Center in Pella. Look, Cook, and Eat, magazine aims to help individuals with disabilities lead a more independent lifestyle, by teaching cooking and kitchen skills. Olson’s recipe that took home the 1st place prize was Sweet Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies. April was introduced to COC by April’s older sister, a college student who worked part-time with the group this summer.
John Eilers, COC Executive Director, “On behalf of the Christian Opportunity Center, we want to congratulate April on winning the State Fair cooking contest and thank her for her generosity in choosing COC for the $500 donation. April exhibited a great deal of creativity in developing her award-winning cookies! Thanks to Look, Cook, and Eat for their sponsorship of this event as well.”