Illinois BBQ Society

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I have noticed that their website with hasn't been updated in quite a while so I went to their facebook page and this was posted about an hour ago.

"BBQ Season is upon us! That's the good. The 'other' news is that due to career and family life, I simply do not have the time needed to continue operating the Illinois BBQ Society. If you know of anyone interested in taking over the organization, please have them contact me. :)"

I wish I could step up but I have a 3 month old baby and don't have the time either. If someone else has more time I will help you when I can.
 
Nothing has ever come of it. It was more of a name than anything. Not like other state associations.
 
Scottie, what would need to be done to make it a top notch BBQ association. I would help out if we could get some guidelines on how it should be ran.
I know KCBS(Carolyn Wells) gave him a lot of greif when he started it. It was like he was competing against them and that wasn't his intentions at all.
You can PM or email (rweller0506@yahoo.com) if you like with your thoughts on what it would take to make it top notch. I would be willing to contact some of the other states and see how they run theres.

Thanks
Ralph
 
I might be able to point you in the right direction. Shoot me a PM with your contact info.
 
I am on the BOD for the Great Lakes BBQ Assn (GLBBQA). When we organized a few years back it was our intention to include anyone from a state that borders the Great Lakes. Recently we have been discussing on how to increase our membership and become more effective, perhaps we could "team-up" our associations. There are several teams from Michigan who travel to surrounding states for contests and vice versa.

You can reach me at my glbbqa email at: sfischer@glbbqa.com
Thanks
Scott
 
I would like to help on this as well. Let me know if anyone gets the ball rolling so I can contribute.
 
It would be nice. I think it just takes a few committed folks to really get the ball rolling. You have to unite the state, which is the hardest this g to do. Have a presence at ALL Illinois BBQ contests, not just the hand picked ones. Get a team of the year program going. Winter banquet. I have always admired how Iowa does their society. They have fun and are still able to help others. If there is anything i can do, I'd do whatever. I can't do computers though... )
 
Scottie said:
It would be nice. I think it just takes a few committed folks to really get the ball rolling. You have to unite the state, which is the hardest this g to do. Have a presence at ALL Illinois BBQ contests, not just the hand picked ones. Get a team of the year program going. Winter banquet. I have always admired how Iowa does their society. They have fun and are still able to help others. If there is anything i can do, I'd do whatever. I can't do computers though... )
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I agree Scottie, the Great Lakes BBQ Association has instituted a Team of the year Program, we have an Annual Winter Banquet and an annual Membership Meeting. We have even been able to financially help some select charities. It does take committed individuals and it can be a challenge to unite all parts of a state, however, it can be done, it just takes time and effort.
 
We (The GLBBQA) would be more than happy to help with the Ill BBQ Society in what ever way we can... We are just a phone call/e-mail/txt message/Social Media/Brethren post away!!
 
I think Im going to try and get this going. I talked to my wife last night about it and she's on board with it. She actually wants to help with it.
I sent PM to a couple of people on here that said they would help to try and get ideas of how to get started.

So I'm going to be asking you guys for help at some point. It's a little late to get started this year but I think it can still work with some hard work. I don't think ther have been any KCBS contest in Illinois as of yet.
I would like to call it Illinois BBQ Association. That way we don't have to worry about what Jim 'Rhino' Reincke has done in the past. I would also like it to be just Illinois not tied to GLBBQA. I think it should be about teams and members from Illinois. But I would like help from the GLBBQA members and have sent a PM to spydermike72 and others.

I will be working on getting some guidelines this week and will see what we come up with. Anyone that wants to see what I come up please pm me your email address or let me know on here.
This is a start I guees.

Here is my eamial address if anyone wants to contact me rweller0506@yahoo.com and my phone #'s H - 217-323-2448 C - 217-971-0587
 
Ralph,
We have several members who frequent contests outside of Michigan and are actually closer to Illinois than some of the contests in Michigan so whatever partnership we could
form I think would be very beneficial. Looking forward to hearing from you and assisting in any way we can.

Thanks
Scott
 
It seems that joining these two would be hugely beneficial to both organizations and really help grow bbq in the Great Lakes region.
 
sweetracks said:
It seems that joining these two would be hugely beneficial to both organizations and really help grow bbq in the Great Lakes region.
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Your right, it probably would help the great lakes region but there are a whole lot of teams from Illinois that are not in the Great Lakes region. JMO
 
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