Christian Children’s Home of Ohio

Thank You for a Fun-Filled Day

by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | News

Despite the rainy start to the day, we welcomed over 1,000 people to this year’s Great Grill Off at Christian Children’s Home of Ohio! Thank you for joining us for delicious food and helping girls and boys experience safety, connection and healing through your generous donations. We appreciate your enthusiasm for amazing burgers as well as your heart to see youth experience their worth in Christ.

Our 12 community grill teams impressed the crowd with their tasty burgers and warm hospitality. It was a friendly (and tasty!) competition as the teams competed for guest votes, best burger bragging rights, and a trophy. It was also a joy to see the campus filled with smiles as family and friends enjoyed inflatables, carnival games, train rides, tractor rides, facepainting, and more. The energy was high, and everyone was enjoying an afternoon of great food and family fun!

At the conclusion of the event, the votes were tallied, and Tommy’s Classic American was crowned the 2025 Burger Champion with their “Tommy’s Classic” smash burger. Old Carolina BBQ Company took second place with their “Gilroy 5-Cheese Garlic Burger” and third place went to Beef O’ Brady’s “The Little Shorty” burger. Congratulations and thank you to all our grill teams for their hard work and dedication.

As you can imagine, it takes a large team to bring this event together. Our day was a huge success due to the support of our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers who helped us throughout the weekend. Special thanks to our event sponsors Powers Oil & Propane, Church of the Lakes, Mission Thrift, Welch Packaging, Ackerman Auto & Tire, Coblentz Bros., Inc, Lehman’s, Tricor Industrial, Rick Hinderer Knives, The Commercial & Savings Bank, J & J Auto Wrecking, Gerber Lumber & Hardware, Kidron Sports Center, The Killbuck Savings Bank Co., The Fredericksburg Church of Christ, Kitty Poo Club, Edward Jones – Kim Cowgill, Krupp Moving & Storage, and Classic Vacuum; Tri-Village Christian Church, Heritage Girls Troop 1912, and Whitaker Myers Insurance Group in Mansfield, OH for providing volunteers before and during the event; Certified Angus Beef for providing ground beef; Prairie Farms Orrville for providing ice cream; Frito-Lay for providing chips; Village Catering for providing pasta salad; Mohican Church for providing tents; Buehler’s; Meijer; Albright Welding Supply Co., Inc.; Guggisberg Cheese Factory; The River Radio; Central Fire/EMS Department; and to our numerous volunteers and all our community grill teams!

Our amazing sponsors, donors and grill teams continue to make this one of the best events in Wooster! Thank you to ALL who volunteered and those who came to enjoy a fun-filled day and for your donations to help hurting boys and girls experience safety, connection, and healing. Remember, it’s not just about the burgers, it’s about our awesome kids!

Enjoy the photo gallery for a taste of the Grill Off and we hope to see you back next year. Save the date for the second Sunday in June — Sunday, June 14, 2026.

Thank You For A Great Day

by admin | Jun 12, 2024 | News

We had a beautiful June day for our 2024 Great Grill Off. We had perfect weather to welcome 12 community grill teams and over 1,400 guests to the Wooster campus of Christian Children’s Home of Ohio for the big event.

The campus was filled with smiles as family and friends enjoyed inflatables, carnival games, train rides, tractor rides, and more. The energy was high, and everyone was enjoying an afternoon of great food and family fun!

At the conclusion of the event, the votes were tallied, and Lyfe Choices (two-time defending champion) was crowned the 2024 Burger Champion with their “Taco Smash Burger”. The Caring Closet took second place with their “Brunch Burger” and third place went to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s for their “Taco Tuesday Burger”. It was a very close competition this year. Congratulations and thank you to all our grill teams for their hard work and dedication.

As you can imagine, it takes a large team to bring this event together. Our day was a huge success due to the support of our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers who helped us throughout the weekend. Special thanks to our event sponsors Powers Oil & Propane, Church of the Lakes, Coblentz Bros., Inc, Lehman’s, Ackerman Auto and Tire, Mennonite Mutual Insurance, The Commercial & Savings Bank, J&J Auto Wrecking, Kitty Poo Club, and Fredericksburg Church of Christ; Western Reserve Group, and Whitaker Myers Wealth Management in Mansfield, OH for providing volunteers before the event; Mohican Church for providing tents; Village Catering for providing pasta salad; Frito-Lay for providing chips; SmithFoods for providing ice cream; Buehler’s; RiseFM; Meijer; Wayne County Sheriff’s Office; Central Fire/EMS Department; and to our numerous day-before and day-of volunteers and all our community grill teams!

Thank you for joining us for delicious food and for your donations to help hurting boys and girls experience safety, connection, and healing. Remember, it’s not just about the burgers, it’s about our awesome kids!

Enjoy the photo gallery for a taste of the Grill Off and we hope to see you back next year. Save the date for the second Sunday in June — Sunday, June 8, 2025.

The 12th Annual Great Grill Off is Heating Up!

by admin | May 17, 2024 | News

Our 12th Annual Great Grill Off will take place on Sunday, June 9 from 12:30-3:30pm on the CCHO campus. Our 12 talented community grill teams (announced below) will attempt to win over your tastebuds and your vote with mouthwatering “specialty burger” slider creations in our burger competition. The day will be filled with great food and family fun!

Come enjoy picnic classics like hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, chips, ice cream, and more. Bring the kids for carnival games, bounce houses, hayrides, plus many other fun activities.

The Great Grill Off is a free community event for the whole family. Donations of any size at the gate are always appreciated. Your support helps a child feel safe, often for the very first time, and receive trauma care in our children’s residential center.

The burger menu will be announced soon! We are looking forward to a fierce (and delicious!) competition for the best burger award and we hope to see you there!

If you’re interested in volunteering at the event, sign up through our online form.

A Heartfelt Thank You

by admin | Jun 14, 2023 | News

The weather cut the 11^th Annual Great Grill Off a little short, but it was still a record-breaking year. With rain forecasted for late afternoon, everyone was eager to get to the event early so they could get their delicious sliders before the rain set in. We are thankful for your dedication and support as well as your heart to see youth experience their worth in Christ.

Our 13 community grill teams, including eight returning teams and five new teams, impressed the crowd of 1400+ guests with their amazing sliders. It was our closest (and yummiest!) competition yet as the teams competed to win over the tastebuds and votes of the crowd for the best burger. The campus was filled with smiles as family and friends enjoyed inflatables, carnival games, train rides, tractor rides, and more. The energy was high, and everyone was enjoying an afternoon of great food and family fun!

At 2:45pm the votes were tallied and Lyfe Choices (defending champions) was crowned the 2023 Burger Champion with their “Spaghetti & Meatball Italiano Burger”. With only two votes between second and third place, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s took second place with their “Bleu ‘O’ Brady Burger” and Wooster Christian School took third place with their ”Honey BBQ Mac & Cheese Burger”. It truly was our closest competition yet! Congratulations and thank you to all our grill teams for their hard work and dedication.

As you can imagine, it takes a large team to bring this event together. Our day was a huge success due to the support of our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers who helped us throughout the weekend. Special thanks to our event sponsors Powers Oil & Propane, Church of the Lakes, Ackerman Auto & Tire, Coblentz Bros., Inc, Lehman’s, Mennonite Mutual Insurance, The Commercial & Savings Bank, J&J Auto, Krupp Moving & Storage, Classic Vacuum, The Fredericksburg Church of Christ, and Village Catering Company; Tri-Village Christian Church, Discover Christian Church, and Whitaker Myers Insurance Group in Mansfield, OH for providing volunteers before and during the event; Mohican Church of the Brethren and Putt-N-Stuff for providing tents; Sysco for providing beef; Frito-Lay for providing chips; SmithFoods for providing ice cream; Buehler’s; RiseFM; Discount Drug Mart; Central Fire/EMS Department; and to our numerous day-of volunteers and all our community grill teams!

Thank you for joining us for delicious food and for your donations to help hurting children experience safety, connection, and healing. It was wonderful to see all of you for the 11^th Annual Great Grill Off. Remember, it’s not just about the burgers, it’s about our awesome kids!

Enjoy the photo gallery for a taste of the Grill Off and we hope to see you next year. Save the date for the second Sunday in June — Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Join Us For The 11th Annual Great Grill Off!

by admin | May 16, 2023 | News

Our 11th Annual Great Grill Off will take place on Sunday, June 11 from 12:30-3:30pm on the CCHO campus. Our talented community grill teams will attempt to win over your tastebuds and your vote with mouthwatering “specialty burger” slider creations in our burger competition. The day will be filled with great food and family fun!