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Serving as judges at the 4-H culinary contest, from left, Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community members Pam Villagran, Daphne Griffin, Jenafay Foster, Jean Hebert, Kathy Brandon

Members from Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community on May 12 served as judges for the annual Southeast Regional 4-H Culinary Arts Contest event at the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Training Facility in Walker.

Jean Hebert, Pam Villagran, Kathy Brandon and Dalphne Griffin served as judges. Jenakay Foster, a friend of Hebert’s, assisted with judging the entries. The club members taste, then judged prepared food items from several categories based on a point system for four criteria: Recipe, Taste, Appearance, and Uniqueness. The food categories included Seafood, Egg, Beef, Poultry, Sugar, Louisiana Commodities and Wild Game.

Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community is an all-volunteer arm of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Agriculture Extension Service. It consists of two clubs: Wednesday Volunteers for Family and Community and Sunshine Ladies. For information about TVFC, email TVFC president Gloria Messenger, at ggmessenger1@gmail.com or Membership Chair Sue Nelson at suenelson41@yahoo.com.