The 11th annual Duke Smyser Chili Blast Open is set for Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 at the Ravines Golf Course, 8525 Division Rd., West Lafayette, with registration starting at 12:30 p.m. and play beginning at 1 p.m. A chili dinner will be served at 6 p.m. For more information or to register, please visit chiliblast.org or sign up at the Ravines Pro Shop. For those who register by Sept. 5, you will receive a golfer gift packet.

Proceeds from the Chili Blast Open are donated to the Kathryn Weil Center for Education and used towards the purchase of AEDs to be placed with non-profit organizations in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties. The Kathryn Weil Center for Education oversees the Revive & Survive program, as well as works with other groups who fall outside the Revive & Survive guidelines but are still in need AEDs.

The Chili Blast Open is named for Duke Smyser, who was a Lafayette banker for almost 30 years before succumbing to heart disease in 2006.

Previous recipients include the following:

2008
Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department

2015
Family Sports Center
Jasper County Fairgrounds
Klondike Middle School
Lafayette Neighborhood Housing Services
Park Place Learning Center
Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire

2016
American Legion Post 11 – Lafayette
Tippecanoe County Parks Department – Ross Camp
Tippecanoe Emergency Management Agency – Mobile Operations Center

CLICK HERE for the Chili Blast Open Registration Form.

CLICK HERE for the AED Application.