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Big BBQ Bash cook-off helps Helen Ross McNabb Center
MARYVILLE, TN -- The 7th annual Big BBQ Bash is set for June 21-22 in the Greenbelt parking lot in downtown Maryville, TN. The event is an amateur barbecue cook-off and fundraiser for the Helen Ross McNabb Center, created by the Leadership Blount Class of 2007.
Amateur BBQ teams are invited to “smoke up or shut up” by cooking their best plates of barbecue. This year brisket will be introduced as a category for the first time. Categories will include pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and “anything butt.” Prize money totaling $7,000 will be awarded including a trophy and, of course, bragging rights for the top three teams in each category. The current grand champion team is the Firehouse Smokers from Seymour, TN.
Admission is free to the public on Saturday, June 22. Competing BBQ teams may charge a fee per plate to the public on Saturday; giving attendees the chance to taste some of the best barbecue in the south. Area favorite, Jason Ellis and other local bands will take the stage from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for live musical performances. A variety of vendors will be set-up to feed and entertain guests of all ages.
To register an amateur BBQ team or for sponsorship and vendor information, please visit the official event website, www.blountbbqbash.com. For more information, contact Kim Mitchell at 865-329-9120 or kim.mitchell@mcnabb.org.
Since its inception in 2007, the Big BBQ Bash has raised nearly $125,000 for charitable causes in Blount County. All proceeds from the 2013 Big BBQ Bash will benefit mental health, addiction treatment and social services provided by the Helen Ross McNabb Center in Blount County.
The Helen Ross McNabb Center is a premier not‐for‐profit provider of behavioral health services in East Tennessee. Since 1948, the Center has provided quality and compassionate care to children, adults and families experiencing mental illness, addiction and social challenges. As the Center begins its 65th year of providing services to communities in East Tennessee, its mission remains clear and simple; “Improving the lives of the people we serve.” For more information, visit www.mcnabbcenter.org or call 865‐637‐9711.
Published May 26, 2013
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