Mike,
The Great Lakes BBQ Association was honored to participate not once but twice this year in the Senior Q program.
Beginning Friday, October 8, GLBBQA members Kim HIcks and Wayne who own the Beale Street Smokehouse Restaurant in Fenton, Mi graciously offered up their restaurant facilities for prepping and cooking the meals to be served at the Crestmont HealthCare Center in Fenton, Michigan. GLBBQA President Mike Terry and his family assisted in pulling the pork and getting the remainder of the meal ready. On Saturday October 9, GLBBQA VP Scott Fischer and his wife Debbie along with Kim and Wayne from Beale Street served over 100 meals consisting of Pulled Pork sandwiches, BBQ Chicken breasts, baked beans and cole slaw to the clients and staff of the Crestmont Center for lunch. (pictures attached). Several positive comments along with many big smiles were received by the cooking team from those receiving the lunch.
Phase 2 of the Senior Q project took place on Saturday October 29, 2010 in Hart, Michigan. The Mayor of Hart declared October as BBQ month and GLBBQA member Jeff Clark and the staff of the Sand's Restaurant prepared meals to be served at the Oceania County Council on Aging in Hart, Michigan in conjunction with their annual Halloween dress-up gala. GLBBQA members Jerry Wasson and Mark Roberts assisted Jeff and his staff in serving up lunch to 78 Seniors consisting of Pulled Pork sandwiches, "Wicked" baked beans, "Devilish" cole slaw and cookies. 24 boxed lunches were also prepared and taken to homebound senior citizens in the Hart area.
The GLBBQA would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our members who helped make these two events a huge success.