Throttle Junkies is hosting its fourth annual Chili Cookoff Nov. 14, located at the Coweta Veterans Club. Throttle Junkies is hosting its fourth annual Chili Cookoff Nov. 14, located at the Coweta Veterans Club. Two local nonprofits are hosting a number of activities for Veterans Day. Throttle Junkies and The Eden Project are two nonprofits that serve veterans in Coweta County and the surrounding area. The former, founded by Joe Wright, primarily focuses on motorcycle and automotive events for veterans, while the latter, founded by Bren Briggs, focuses on providing veterans and first responders with mental health resources to assist in their reintegration into civilian life. Both nonprofits have events planned for the weeks leading up to and following Veterans Day. On Saturday, Nov. 7, The Eden Project will host its inaugural Veterans Day 5K in Fayetteville. The race will be held at 210 Trilith Parkway, with check-in at 7 a.m. and the race at 8:30 a.m. Registration currently costs $45, and those interested can sign up online or in person. The funds raised will go right back into The Eden Project’s programs. The idea for the race came from one of The Eden Project’s board members, Kenya Wicks, an Army veteran and current Georgia senator, Briggs said. “Different events reach different kinds of people,” Briggs said. “So we're trying different things so we can reach everybody.” The theme for this year’s race is awareness for veterans’ mental health, as it’s where most veterans’…
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