Cook for fundraiser

porkingINpublic · 05-20-2012, 08:31 PM

Im thinking about doing some catering to offset some competition entry fees & etc. I know of some prior fundraisers by high school baseball teams and they obviously weren't serve safe certified... So my question is, if I cook as a fundraiser for my BBQ team will I be in the wrong legally If I don't have serve safe cert. &/or any permits?

Thanks

HBMTN · 05-20-2012, 09:18 PM

Legally yes but in my area they seem to overlook it.

porkingINpublic · 05-20-2012, 10:49 PM

I would imagine most police would overlook this but I'd hate to cook for that 1 jerk.... Who would be the right person to actually ask this question to?

teej · 05-21-2012, 08:03 AM

Baseball teams, churches, schools, ect. do not have to be certified because they are non-proft organizations. A BBQ team that competes for profit (cash prizes) would not qualify under the same rules.

porkingINpublic · 05-21-2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by teej

Baseball teams, churches, schools, ect. do not have to be certified because they are non-proft organizations. A BBQ team that competes for profit (cash prizes) would not qualify under the same rules.

ahhh... that does make sense...

HBMTN · 05-21-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by teej

Baseball teams, churches, schools, ect. do not have to be certified because they are non-proft organizations. A BBQ team that competes for profit (cash prizes) would not qualify under the same rules.

Legally in the state of Virginia they do, how ever the health dept does to an extent seem to look over them. The law as written says that you can cook for members of your club/organization no more than once every 11 months. I would suggest talking to your local health dept to see what they say because they are the ones who have the final decision.

Bbq Bubba · 05-21-2012, 05:23 PM

How would you make any money cooking for a fundraiser? All funds raised go somewhere other than you?

DaveMW · 05-22-2012, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

How would you make any money cooking for a fundraiser? All funds raised go somewhere other than you?

He is the receiver of the funds being raised. He wants to sell his food to make money to support his comp expenses.

porkingINpublic · 05-22-2012, 08:27 AM

Well its kind of a gray area in my opinion... I want to cook for people and lets say I get a $100 profit.... Well I want to put that into an account that is used only for bbq comps entry fees.

Next summer I plan on getting the actual certifications to cater and then it won't be as big of a deal... but in the mean time it would be nice to have my team do some cooks for people to pay for entry fees etc.

PorkQPine · 05-22-2012, 09:04 AM

Sounds like you want to be a caterer to raise money for competitions but not be a caterer and comply with all the regulations.

ssbbqguy · 05-22-2012, 02:24 PM

Start off with knowledge(Safe Serve classes) first. Then you can proceed correctly. Not get people sick, not have a good reputation or food because of improper food handling etc.Most of the time people think of saving up money and knowledge to get legal. What about the event where someone does get ill, you have no knowledge of food handling or insurance? Then how would one be saving money ? Lawsuits are neither fun or cheap. So why put yourself right in the thick of such? To all reading, do it right or DON'T. Learn before charging. Work with someone who has knowledge, just don't learn on the public. Steve.

Bbq Bubba · 05-22-2012, 08:55 PM

Have you thought about cooking extra comp meats and selling them to your friends and family to recoupe some of your expenses?

porkingINpublic · 05-23-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Have you thought about cooking extra comp meats and selling them to your friends and family to recoupe some of your expenses?

every time we compete i end up so mad and thinking we sucked that I don't want any of the bbq nor would I sell it to anyone... I generally just give it away to get rid of it... and then we end up doing ok! top 10 mostly...

porkingINpublic · 05-23-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PorkQPine

Sounds like you want to be a caterer to raise money for competitions but not be a caterer and comply with all the regulations.

its just a simply question dude... relax, i'm not gonna take any of your buisness from california...

I got the answer I needed without the seemingly smart A remarks...

05-20-2012, 08:31 PM	#1
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cook for fundraiser Im thinking about doing some catering to offset some competition entry fees & etc. I know of some prior fundraisers by high school baseball teams and they obviously weren't serve safe certified... So my question is, if I cook as a fundraiser for my BBQ team will I be in the wrong legally If I don't have serve safe cert. &/or any permits? Thanks __________________ Jacks Old South single door unit Traeger Junior Old Country (Bandera Clone) UDS BLACK Thermapen "Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire" Exodus 12:9

05-20-2012, 10:49 PM	#3
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would imagine most police would overlook this but I'd hate to cook for that 1 jerk.... Who would be the right person to actually ask this question to? __________________ Jacks Old South single door unit Traeger Junior Old Country (Bandera Clone) UDS BLACK Thermapen "Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire" Exodus 12:9

05-21-2012, 05:23 PM	#7
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How would you make any money cooking for a fundraiser? All funds raised go somewhere other than you? __________________ Pitmaster @ Lockharts BBQ Beer Snob I cook the best brisket north of Dallas. Get over it. Northern midwest director for OBR www.operationbbqrelief.com

05-22-2012, 08:27 AM	#9
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well its kind of a gray area in my opinion... I want to cook for people and lets say I get a $100 profit.... Well I want to put that into an account that is used only for bbq comps entry fees. Next summer I plan on getting the actual certifications to cater and then it won't be as big of a deal... but in the mean time it would be nice to have my team do some cooks for people to pay for entry fees etc. __________________ Jacks Old South single door unit Traeger Junior Old Country (Bandera Clone) UDS BLACK Thermapen "Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire" Exodus 12:9

05-22-2012, 09:04 AM	#10
PorkQPine Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-10-07 Location: Roseville, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like you want to be a caterer to raise money for competitions but not be a caterer and comply with all the regulations. __________________ PorkQPine

05-20-2012, 09:18 PM	#2
HBMTN is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-08 Location: Fairfield, Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Legally yes but in my area they seem to overlook it.

05-21-2012, 08:03 AM	#4
teej On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-29-12 Location: Chatsworth, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Baseball teams, churches, schools, ect. do not have to be certified because they are non-proft organizations. A BBQ team that competes for profit (cash prizes) would not qualify under the same rules.

05-22-2012, 02:24 PM	#11
ssbbqguy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-09-07 Location: carthage,mo. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Start off with knowledge(Safe Serve classes) first. Then you can proceed correctly. Not get people sick, not have a good reputation or food because of improper food handling etc.Most of the time people think of saving up money and knowledge to get legal. What about the event where someone does get ill, you have no knowledge of food handling or insurance? Then how would one be saving money ? Lawsuits are neither fun or cheap. So why put yourself right in the thick of such? To all reading, do it right or DON'T. Learn before charging. Work with someone who has knowledge, just don't learn on the public. Steve.

05-22-2012, 08:55 PM	#12
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have you thought about cooking extra comp meats and selling them to your friends and family to recoupe some of your expenses? __________________ Pitmaster @ Lockharts BBQ Beer Snob I cook the best brisket north of Dallas. Get over it. Northern midwest director for OBR www.operationbbqrelief.com