I believe 2025 was the first year I didn't write a "Men Who Cook" preview story for The Herald-News in the history of the fundraiser for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center.
That's because The Herald-News promoted the event in other ways.
And also because we participated in Men Who Cook this year.
Rebekah came up with the idea just a couple of weeks before the event, which made event preparation tight and stressful for Timothy, especially since he did some of the marketing, too.
But she had solid reasons for her idea.
1. Men Who Cook fell on Daniel's 30th birthday this year. What better way to celebrate the day than with service?
2. We (unfortunately - but fortunately) have first and secondhand experiences with the center. So we always wanted to give back.
3. The event was a way to showcase B.L.O.C.K.S. to many people ate once.
4. And we could bring awareness to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties by serving a modified recipe from this cookbook, which is a permanent fundraiser for the youth mentoring nonprofit.
We also gave away a copy of the cookbook.
The boys were hopping all night and were understandably tired at the end of the event.
Yet before you scroll through the photos, I want to share the most important takeaway.
The event is also a friendly contest. We didn't win anything. But we knew that going into the event.
We didn't participate in "Men Who Cook" to win. We came to serve.
And I think we accomplished that.
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