“War is hell, but the food is heaven” is the slogan of War of the Foodtrucks, a fundraiser coming to Cape Coral Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will take place the German American Social Club at 2101 SW Pine Island Road.

The event is being presented by Beasley Media Group, Seminole Casino & Hotel, LCBN and Biz Net Cares Foundation.

Tickets are available for $10 at the gate on the day of the event, and for $7 at this link.

“This is our second annual event, our second competition with celebrity judges and fans voting for their favorite food truck,” chapter president of organizer Brian Sauls of LCBN said. “We’ll have 42 trucks, 41 other vendors and entertainment and music from The Ben Allen Band and Scott Parmer.”

A giveaway for a $20,000 dream vacation will also be awarded. The winner, which will be announced at War of the Foodtrucks, will work with a traveling agency to plan the trip. Tickets for the giveaway can be purchased at this link.

Proceeds from ticket and beverage sales will be donated to multiple local charities, including Valerie’s House, Family Initiative, Hearts and Homes for Veterans, and Realtors Care Foundation.

Food sales will go directly to the owners of the food trucks.

“Last year, we had 9,000 people show up, and 31 trucks, some of which ended up running out of food,” Sauls said. “We’re expecting between 10,000 and 12,000 this year. We wanted to provide the community a safe, fun family event that raises money for great charities, and also give someone the chance to get that $20,000 vacation.”

Additional cash prizes, including a $500 AirBnB card and $500 VISA gift card are available through event-specific contests. Attendees can participate in the contests and vote on their favorite trucks by downloading the event’s app. Instructions can be found at “https://warofthefoodtrucks.com” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>this link under the “download event app” section.

Sauls added that there is a special opportunity for one community member to be a judge for the food truck contest.

“All they have to do is go to the Biz Net Cares Foundation Facebook page, like the page, and like, share and comment on the post about being a guest judge. The winner will get to sample and judge all 42 trucks and four tickets to the event,” he said.