Kerens Lions Club

Texas - United States

RULES for 2014 Lions Ice Cream

“CHURN – OFF”

(updated 9 Sep 14)

1. PURPOSE:  This is a contest of skill and good old fashion recipes.  Proceeds from entry fees are used 100% to support Lions Charitable Activities.....especially, Texas Lions Camp.  Last summer three Kerens area children were able to attend Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville.
2. PRIZES:
   1. For 1^st place - $200 gift certificate + TROPHY
   2. For 2^nd place - $50 gift certificate
   3. For 3^rd place - $25 gift certificate
3. ENTRY FEES:
   1. $10 per entry if received by the Club by 3 October 2014.
   2. $15 per entry if received by the Club by 15 October 2014
   3. $20 per entry if paid after 15 October 2014
4. ENTRY PREPARATION:  The following specific rules apply to each entry:
   1. Ice cream must be made on 18 October 2014.
   2. Ice cream must be delivered to the Lions “Churn-Off” stall no later than 2PM in order to be judged.
   3. Ice cream must be presented in the churn in which it was made with the dasher still in the ice cream.  If one churn is used to make multiple entries, the contestant must show that all were made on the 18^th. (discuss with Lions contest manager prior to the 18^th)
   4. A list of ingredients (but not how much of each ingredient) must be delivered with each entry on the 18^th.   In the event that a judge is allergic to an ingredient, that entry will be graded by the remaining judges.
   5. Churning the ice cream at your house or elsewhere and bringing it to the stall by 2PM is perfectly acceptable.  A limited number of churning stations are available at the Lions stall – issued on first come first served basis starting at 12:30 PM.
5. The entries which win an award become the property of the contest and will be offered to the public to raise funds for Lions charities.   Non-award winning entries are invited to offer their entries to the public to help raise additional proceeds for Lions charities but are not required to do so.
6. Award ceremony will be conducted on the Cotton Harvest stage (if possible) at (time to be determined).
7. Judging will be by three distinguished business/political leaders of the community.

 

  

 

ENTRY FORM

NOTE:  A limited number of ice cream churns are available from the Lions for $65.  They must be ordered no later than 3 October.

 

3rd Annual KERENS LIONS CLUB

ICE CREAM “CHURN-OFF”

At the Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival

18 October 2014

 

(Print all items)

Name:_____________________________________________________

 Number of ice cream entries:__________________________________

 Contact phone number:_______________________________________

 Contact mailing address:______________________________________

Amount you are paying (fee times number of entries):___________

Entry fee:   if received by 3 Oct 2014 is $10.00

Entry fee:   if received by 15 Oct 2014 is $15.00

Entry fee:   if received after 15 Oct is $20.00

Make checks out to Kerens Lions Club

Mail entry form to               Kerens Lions Club

     PO B0X 44

                                                Kerens, TX 75144                                              

Entries can also be given to any Kerens Lions Club member.

For further information, contact John Marrs at (903) 396-7755

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         For Lions Club use only 

 

Date/Time Paid:___________________________ 

 

Amount Paid:________________________

JUDGING Criteria

For Lions Ice Cream “CHURN-OFF”

18 October 2014

 

SCORING:   Judges will individually rank the contestants using the criteria below.  The rankings from each judge will be added together to determine the order of contest finish.

TIE Resolution:  In the event of a tie for 1^st, the judges will resample and revote on the tied ice creams.  If tie remains, cash prizes will be split between the tied contestants and the trophy will be awarded to the  contestant with the earliest registration for the contest.  If 2^nd and 3^rd place tie, the cash prizes will be split between them.

CRITERIA:  Criteria are in order of importance.  Ties within judges’ rankings will be broken by using the scores (in order) for each criterion.  If not resolved, the tied ice creams will be given the average score of the rankings involved.   

To calibrate the judges – a commercial vanilla ice cream will be used as an initial standard.

First Criteria:   Taste

( 1  Awful! - 10  Superior! )

Second Criteria:  Texture 

( 1  Is this even ice cream?  -  10  oh so creamy! )

Third Criteria:  Local Ingredients  

( 1  peaches don’t come from cans! - 10  who knew you could use cotton seed oil?)

Fourth Criteria: Unique

( 1  Nothing special - 10  I never thought pecans & tomatoes could taste like this!!! )