Charitable Impact

The 2008 Battle of the BBQ Brethren will be a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Help, Inc (BCH). 2007's event raised over $6,000.00 for BCH and we hope to at least double that amount this year.

We will also be working with Island Harvest to collect food for those in need. In addition to the monetary fee to compete, each team must donate 6 canned food items as part of their entry. We will also be working on having the Island Harvest truck on hand to accept donations of prepared foods for those competitors who are able to donate a cooked brisket or other item.

In 2007 the competitors donated hundreds of pounds of food to Island Harvest during the event, which was held one month prior to Thanksgiving. We hope to top that this year.

Mission Statement

The Battle of the BBQ Brethren is determined to provide the friendliest, cook-centric event possible. We will be using our 2007 event as a springboard for 2008 by building on our success and implementing new ideas and concepts.

In 2007 we were able to offer:

Friday night team dinner
Saturday night team dinner
Sunday team breakfast
On-site ice delivery
Free bottled water for each team
Team Goodie-bag that included an event tee-shirt
Free on-site concerts
Free collectible event pin
Sunday clean-up assistance

In 2008 we will be creating a new standard for competitor friendly events.

Schedule

Tentative Schedule

Friday: Arrival/Mystery Competition

12:00 pm Competitor arrival
7:00 pm Cooks meeting
8:00 pm Mystery competition
(ongoing site inspection by KCBS reps)

Saturday: NEBS Grilling Competition, Fun Chili competition

10:45 am Judges sign in
11:00 am Judges meeting
12:00 pm Turn in
12:30 pm Turn in
1:00 pm Turn in
1:30 pm Turn in
2:00 pm Turn in

6:00 pm Grilling Awards
8:00 pm Chili turn in

Sunday: KCBS BBQ Competition, Awards

10:45 Judges sign in
11:00 am Judges meeting
12:00 pm Turn in
12:30 pm Turn in
1:00 pm Turn in
1:30 pm Turn in

4:30 pm Awards