Operation BBQ Relief for Joplin

andyjMember

Wish I could help out. I hear Cookshack is providing an FEC300 to use. Comp BBQ teams from around the area are heading down to help out.

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May 24, 2011

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Competition BBQ Teams Helping Tornado Victims in Joplin, Missouri

Description
Large group of competition BBQ cookers pulling together to assist and feed the people of Joplin, Missouri in the wake of a devastating tornado on Sunday, May 22 that left the town 75% destroyed.

General Information
Idea was initiated by Stan Hays and Jeff Stith with MAJOR assistance from Craig Kidwell (Kookers Kare), Carolyn Wells (Kansas City BBQ Society), Tim Gray, Sam's Club and OK Foods. Will provide BBQ meals and water to displaced residents, hungry volunteers and rescue workers, police, EMT and fire personnel.

Mission
Provide relief, food and hope for thousands of Joplin residents whose lives have been changed forever by this devastation.

5/24/113:09 PM

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maxqMember

Thanks for the info. I'm WAY too far away to attend but would like to help in any other way I can. I'll do some research. If anyone knows of any participating teams, please let me know...we'd love to contribute $$ or meat, or ____

5/24/113:53 PM

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tomMember

Gets to be hard for teams and their rigs to help.
During our huricane/tornados we have tried to have cookoff teams take all their leftovers and all they can cook on site to areas in need.The political charity groups are very territorial,the health inspectors fight you,and naturally police must keep steets cleared.
Teammate was a paramedic,so he found ways to contact local Fire Depts. and used them to circumvent the local bureaucrats.

It takes a real effort to help,sometimes.

Little brother is a Police Chief by Springfield,so he has crews there on call.

5/24/113:56 PM

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morningflyerMember

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Originally posted by MaxQue:
Thanks for the info. I'm WAY too far away to attend but would like to help in any other way I can. I'll do some research. If anyone knows of any participating teams, please let me know...we'd love to contribute $$ or meat, or ____

Posted May 24, 2011 09:02 PM Hide Post
http://www.bbqsuccess.com/joplin

5/24/119:05 PM

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andyjMember

Here's a video someone put together during Operation BBQ. VERY COOL! A bunch of competition BBQ teams descended on Joplin after the tornado and setup shop in the middle of a parking lot. After they were done a week and a half later they ended up cooking over 120,000 meals! In a parking lot!

Too bad the video doesn't show HogZilla, Taylor Farms Smokehouse out of Tennessee pulled in towing an enormous Old Hickory SRO smoker that can hold 450 butts. And the funny part, on the very last day of operations, they finally got their temporary food establishment certificate from Joplin.

Job well done guys & gals!

6/6/119:25 PM

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andyjMember

Here is another video I found. This one does show HogZilla. You'll spot it, it's the bright shiny thing that's taller than the Sam's semi trailer.

6/6/119:36 PM