Hot Chocolicious raises over $7,000 for nonprofits
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Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse hands an envelope with the money raised for the Rotary Club of Graham with the Hot Chocolicious Competition team Coco Clash. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Choco Buddies team presents $1,245 to the Graham Crisis Center on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team won Best Net Profit and an additional $250 which will be donated to the nonprofit organization with their $995 raised Dec. 5. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Winter Haven team presents $458 to the Graham Habitat for Humanity on Monday at North Central Texas College. The amount raised for each team was announced by Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse on Monday at NCTC. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Four Marshmallows team presents $460 to the Graham Kiwanis Club on Monday at North Central Texas College. A total of 10 nonprofits were given over $7,000 during the giveaway event held on Monday. Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse announced the winners. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Hot Coc-o-lats team presents $698 to the Graham Virginia’s House on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team won Best Product and Packaging and an additional $250 which will be donated to the nonprofit organization. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Chocoholics team presents $346 to the Knights of Columbus on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team was one of 10 which sold hot chocolate on the Graham downtown square alongside other holiday events Dec. 5. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Five Chocolateers team presents $865 to the Graham Evening Lions Club on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team won Best Profit Margin and an additional $250 which will be donated to the nonprofit organization. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Coco Clash team presents $1,043 to the Rotary Club of Graham on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team won Best Marketing and Theme and an additional $250 which will be donated to the nonprofit organization. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Candycane Cafe team presents $296 to the Humane Society of Young County on Monday at North Central Texas College. All of the profits made for the shelter came from money raised during the Hot Chocolicious event on the downtown square Dec. 5. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Polar Espressos team presents $1,400 to the Graham Noon Lions Club on Monday at North Central Texas College. The team was one of nine who presented checks to nonprofit organizations Monday. The teams raised over $7,000 for area nonprofits. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner) -
The Ol’ Chocolate team presents $223 to Young County Warrior Ranch on Monday at North Central Texas College. The Graham Chamber of Commerce and Graham Junior High School have partnered on the program since 2017, and it has grown each year. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner)
Ten teams from Graham Junior High School raised over $7,000 on Thursday, Dec. 5, for area nonprofits through the Graham Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Hot Chocolicious competition in partnership with GJHS.
The program welcomes GJHS students from sixth through eighth grade which are grouped by each grade level. The event serves as entrepreneurship training for the students involved with the basics of how to start and manage a business. A giveaway event was held Monday, where it was announced how much was raised by each team and was led by Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse who said the night had ideal conditions.
“This year we had 10 teams participate, which is our largest number of teams to participate,” Cruse said. “The annual parade is always a great event, and we added this Hot Chocolicious competition to go along with that and this year we were blessed by optimal weather, I guess, because it wasn’t very cold and there were lots of people down on the square. I think that is one of the contributing factors that these kiddos this year were able to raise over $7,000 for local charities.”
The program was created in 2017 as a way to foster entrepreneurialism in students at GJHS and provide an additional program with the annual Christmas parade, Graham Chamber of Commerce CEO Krisa De La Cruz said in a previous interview with The Graham Leader. The program has grown in two years with 168 students applying to the chamber this year to be involved.
For the full story, see the Wednesday, Dec. 18 edition of The Graham Leader.
Nonprofits and supporting teams
• Choco Buddies - $1,245
(Highest Net Profit)
Graham Crisis Center
• Ol’ Chocolate - $223
Young County Warrior Ranch
• Five Chocolateers - $865
(Best Profit Margin)
Graham Evening Lions Club
• Four Marshmallows
- $460
Kiwanis Club
• Coco Clash - $1,043
(Best Theme and Marketing)
Rotary Club of Graham
• Candycane Cafe - $296
Young County Humane Society
• Winter Haven - $458
Graham Habitat for Humanity
• The Chocoholics - $346
Knights of Columbus
• The Polar Espressos
- $1,400
Graham Noon Lions Club
• Hot Coc-o-lats - $698
(Best Product and Packaging)
Virginia’s House
