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Dear Caribbean BBQ Association
members,
The Board of Directors would like
to thank you all for your support of the Association over the past three years.
Our photograph album is packed with a chronological history of Judging “The Jack
Daniel’s BBQ” Contests through the start of “the La Bodega de Mendez” Contest,
to the last monthly meeting we had in February 2008.
The Board of Directors has been
evaluating the CBBQA, our monthly meeting, the training programs, contests, and our mission statement, and come to the
conclusion that changes to some of these
operational aspects is due for an
overhaul while some of it just needs some
adjusting.
It is our goal and sole purpose
to have the kind of BBQ Association that you are learning from, enjoying
socially, and involved in.
The CBBQA has been approached by
several large companies who are interested in obtaining and hiring our services
to aid them in a variety of special
events. We recently completed a contract project for SuperMax and have the
following projects on the table; two training classes with two requests for two
more private training classes, one food festival, two large catering projects,
The Anasco BBQ Contest, The SuperMAX Summer BBQ Tour, and are negotiating for a
CBBQA BBQ Contest to replace the Jack Daniel’s BBQ which has recently been
permanently cancelled in Puerto Rico due to budget restraints.
With these types of new projects
it will allow the CBBQA to focus more on our true mission statement of teaching
and training the art of slow smoking BBQ & grilling. It increases our
opportunity for revenues needed for the operation and upkeep of the CBBQA and the smoker and grilling equipment, while
decreasing the man hours needed to operate and maintain the CBBQA.
Beginning and effective
immediately we will discontinue the regular scheduled monthly meetings held on
the last Tuesday of each month. Our most
heartfelt thanks to everyone that supported that project, everyone who ever
brought a side dish, served as a Pit Master or Party Master, helped to serve a
plate of food in the line, take money, sell a ticket, bring a friend, or just
come have a BBQ dinner with us. A
special thanks to all our sponsors that gave so generously to the BBQ
Association a huge thanks to you. And certainly thanks to Soleil Beach Club,
Bamboobei, and Porto’s Restaurant for inviting
our association in to dine at their tables. Man oh man we have had some good
times and shared some good meals along this BBQ road together!
We would like to continue to have
a quarterly BBQ meeting but this may be contingent upon filling the position of
Trimester Party Coordinator. We will keep
you informed and updated as these new developments unfold for us.
With the many new and challenging
projects on our schedule we have broken down the critical functions of the CBQA
into 7 areas of responsibility or committees. As you can see form the list below this paragraph several positions
already have a Committee Chair Head, some are still open, but all the different
areas need people to help and serve the association. If you see a committee that you would like to
serve on, whether as a little time
occasionally, or whether you want to serve
as a Chair Head, contact us through Membership@BBQPR.com,
Membership Relations / Colette
Pollock
Trimester party Coordinator /
Open
Trimester Party Onsite Logistics
/ Open
Public Relations / Chef Mercedes
Olivares
Education & Hospitality /
Chef Mercedes Olivares & Chef Julio Sanchez
Treasury & Accounting / Dave
Bennett
Equipment Wrangler / Erik
Anderson
Your Board of Directors may
recognize one of you among us who they feel would serve the BBQ Assoc.
well. They may call upon you to do your
duty as a great BBQ Ambassador and serve on a project or committee. Some of you
will be drafted! It is legal in the BBQ
Association.
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Within
a few weeks I will be sending our members a list of the various events with the
scheduled dates and times. For now let us mention that we have been contracted
to do the Plaza Las Americas Food Festival on Sunday May the
25th. We will be having a
grilled hamburger competition, and if all works out as we are planning, there will be a grand price of $1000.00 cash
for the winner of the contest. If you
think you can grill a great burger get your team together and send your information in to me ASAP. The contest will be limited to 8 teams
only. We will need 6 judges and judges
staff along with some volunteers to assist with the contest. This is great
opportunity to get involved and learn while serving your BBQ Association. If you are interested in working with us on
this project in any capacity mentioned above e-mail me Mike@bbqpr.com
Membership Reduction
Retroactive:
All
CBBQA memberships that are overdue, and due for renewal now, or that expire in
the future will be renewed at the following new rates:
Single
Membership $10.00
Family
Membership $15.00
Members will receive an official CBBQA membership ID Card,
and plastic cardholder, discounts on any quarterly, annual or bi-annual CBBQA
BBQ meetings & Parties, and a discount on the cost of any BBQ training Camp
or Judging Class.
Thank
you for your support.
Feel
free to send you comments or recommendations to
membership@bbqpr.com or mike@bbqpr.com
Michel Compton
President / Caribbean
BBQ Association
T: +1 (787) 319-9410 Mike@BBQPR.com
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