We wanted to give you a quick update on how things are coming along for the 2012 Best Dam Barbecue, which will be held in Bicentennial Park on Memorial Day Weekend (May 25th and 26th).
The Barbecue Steering Committee, excellently chaired by Shirley this year, began meeting in August…which is a full four months earlier than they’ve met in years past — so they’re already way ahead of the game!
By way of duties, Beth and Erik are handling sponsorships and advertising. Kathy is handling the competitors (with Larry providing guidance and consultation from the competitor’s viewpoint), Lettie and Mike are handling judging and last, but not least, Christy and George are handling vendors and the car show. Ann is serving as Immediate Past Chair…so picking up projects and tasks as they come up – and as always, John is our liaison for city business, licenses, approvals, etc.
Recent accomplishments have been to agree on the various event elements so that Erik can create a sponsorship package and the agreement of the fee structure for competitors and vendors. Applications are currently being updated and will be released in January. Kathy is currently updating the website and we had an on-site visit in Bicentennial Park on November 30th to collectively agree on the event’s layout, which will be different this year than it has been in year’s past.
We’ll give you another update on our progress and more details as we get them firmed up…but know that everything is coming along nicely and most importantly — we’re having a lot of fun at the same time!
