Still Time to Register for BetterFi Potluck Fundraiser!

Join us September 30th, 2023 to support our work to end predatory lending and enjoy great local food.

For more information or to register online, visit betterfi.co/potluck 👈

Coalmont-based nonprofit BetterFi is hosting their first fundraiser at the end of September, a judged potluck cook-off called Take a Bite Out of Predatory Lending that will raise funds to combat predatory lending while celebrating the food and organizations of the South Cumberland Plateau.

The potluck will be at 6pm on the evening of September 30th, 2023 at the Edgeworth Inn located in the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly.

Businesses, organizations, or individuals can sponsor the event, and they can receive a discount on the sponsorship if they bring an entrée, side, or dessert. Tickets to attend will be $30 per person, or $50 for a pair. Nonprofits, churches, and other governmental entities or offices that would like to submit a dish to the competition can bring a dish and receive two tickets to attend at no cost.

Prizes for the best entrée, side, and dessert are $500 each if the winner is a nonprofit – or $500 dedicated to the nonprofit of the winner’s choice if the winner is not a nonprofit.

Judging the event will be the General Manager of the Grundy County Herald Lisa Hobbs and two surprise guest judged. Lisa has been a guest judge at numerous cooking competitions at both the state and local levels, and is an avid cook at home – something to which her fiancé Doug can attest.

All proceeds will go toward BetterFi’s mission to combat predatory payday, title, and flex lending, and the event will celebrate the more-than $1,000,000 that BetterFi has saved its clients so far.

BetterFi is a 501c3 nonprofit and US Treasury Department-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based out of Coalmont, TN. In addition to free income tax preparation and financial coaching, BetterFi refinances predatory debt as affordable installment loans so that their clients can pay less, build credit, and actually pay off their loans.

More information on BetterFi can be found at www.betterfi.co, and information and electronic sign-up for Take a Bite Out of Predatory Lending can be found at www.betterfi.co/potluck. Other questions or requests for information can be sent to hello@betterfi.co.

Sign-up forms can also be found at Tower Community Bank in Monteagle.