FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – U of A Facilities Management and the Northwest Arkansas Plumbing School are hosting the second annual Chili Cook-off competition and lunch to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.

Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Carpenter Shop in the Facilities building, at the corner of Razorback Road and Mitchell Street. A $5 donation to the U of A United Way per person will get you a lunch of  chili and/or a hot dog, fritos, a drink, and desert. First come, first served, so come early before the food runs out.

Parking is available in Lot 56.

The entire campus is invited to sample the different chili’s prepared by Facilities’ finest cooks. You can vote for your favorite chili, or two, with another donation to the U of A United Way.

The winner of the competition gets to keep the Chili Cook-off trophy, made by the craftsmen in the carpentry shop.

Facilities Management has had an apprenticeship program since 1973, with more than 100 employees completing the program in the fields of carpentry, electrical, locksmithing, painting, environmental compliance, heating and air conditioning, boiler operation, plumbing, welding, and sheet metal fabrication. Currently, there are 80 facilities workers who started their careers in the apprenticeship program.