Category: News

Aug 06 2013

President Harry Faircloth

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Hello to all of The Georgia Barbecue Association members and guests.

We have just finished our election process for the 2013-2015 cook years. I am very proud to tell you that we have a highly qualified slate of officers to run the Association for the next two years.

Mr. Danny Meadows will be your President. He has a list of qualifications from Jackson to Brunswick.  He has years of experience as an organizer, an event co-coordinator, a judge and cook.  Believe it or not he can cook!

Mr. Jim Sewell will be your Vice President. Jim runs our web site and does an outstanding job.  I can’t begin to tell you how helpful he has been to me the past several years. He also is an event organizer, judge and cook but not competition. However Lucy, his wife, says he can cook up some pretty fair bbq himself.

Mrs. Pam Nelms will continue to be your Secretary Treasurer.  Pam has worked very diligently the past years to help grow our trained judges. She and her husband, our past Vice President Jimmy Nelms. have done a great job of running our judges training classes.  Pam will continue to handle our communications with the members as needed. And, she is also the lady that collects your dues—-if you haven’t paid yours yet you need to do so.

As my farewell is at hand, let me tell you it has been a heck-of-a-ride!  I can’t begin to thank all of you that have supported The Georgia Barbecue Association and have gone out of your way to help us grow and become more successful.  It is really good to see many of our contests are increasing their pay-outs, some as high as $10, $12 and $13,000.00.  As these pay-outs have increased, of course, we have had more pit masters come on board.  Teams from Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and even from as far away as Texas and Iowa have competed in our events just this year.

We have some very fine judges in our stable now and they know their “stuff”. They will give you fair and honest scores.  Every contest brings a different set of qualified judges to different tables. I have monitored tables and I see some outstanding scoring by our judges.

I ask that you support your new slate of officers and give them the same support you have given me. Lets make this next year more successful by working hand-in-hand –, judges, cooks and EVERYBODY.  Don’t forget to communicate with the Board of Directors so they can get a better feel for what is going on. Always feel free to make suggestions. They do listen.

Farewell and welcome onboard Danny, Jim and Pam.

Jul 29 2013

A Message from President Harry Faircloth

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A Message from President Harry Faircloth

 

On behalf of GBA Board Chairman Rick Godfrey and myself,  we want to thank everyone who h has voted in our election for officers for 2013-2015.  If you have not voted, there is still time. You have until Friday, August 5 to cast your vote.  Voting will end at midnight Eastern time.

We have some very fine candidates who have stepped forward and accepted nominations to serve as a GBA officer. They have accepted a two year commitment to serve our organization. Please take a couple of minutes to vote for the candidates of your choice.   Thank you.

Harry Faircloth, GBA President and Rick Godfrey, Chairman of Board of Directors.

 

Jul 11 2013

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 6/29/2013

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Georgia Barbecue Association

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

June 29, 2013

Perry, Georgia

Called to order by Rick Godfrey

Attending:  Rick Godfrey, Danny Evans, Alex Khoury, Danny Meadows, Greg Hoyt, Jimmy Nelms, and Harry Faircloth.

Membership Present: Buster Davis, Audrey Evans, Ed Vesley

Action: Vote:
Motion:

To approve the 2013-2014 budget

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To reduce the mileage rate to 25¢ per mile.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To change the dues structure to have only two tiers, Individual and Corporate effective for the 2013/14 Cook Year.

 

Motion Amended to include:

Dues already paid for the 2013/2014 Cook Year will be honored as paid.

Approved

7-0

 

Tabled for 2013/2014 for further consideration.

 

Motion:

 

To change the minimum payout at a Sanctioned  GBA Contest to be $1,500.00 for Grand Champion and $500.00 for Reserve Grand Champion – to apply to all contest that have not already submitted sanctioning packets.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To set the sanctioning fee for 1st time contests at $150.00.  To set the sanctioning fee for all other contests at $400.00.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To set the “Cooking for Fun” division sanctioning fee at ½ of the regular sanctioning fee and to require contests sanctioning a “Cooking for Fun” division to provide an additional hotel room for an extra scorer, if necessary as determined by the Lead Rep for the Contest.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To amend the Bylaws to provide that candidates for officer positions can run for only one position per election.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To post BOD meeting minutes and schedules on the GBA website

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To eliminate disqualification for pooling/puddling.

Failed

Not seconded

 

Motion:

 

To award participation points only upon the turn in of qualifying product.

Failed

5-2

 

Motion:

 

To establish a tie-breaker for the team of the year as follows:

1st Tie Breaker—Most participation points

2nd Tie Breaker—Most Grand Championships

3rd Tie Breaker—Most Reserve Championships

4th Tie Breaker—Most category wins.

Approved

7-0

 

Motion:

 

To require equal payouts in dual-sanctioned events.

Failed

4-3

Motion:

 

To require that GBA cook times are given priority at dual-sanctioned events.

Approved

7-0

Motion:

 

To adjourn the meeting.

Approved

7-0

 

 

Jul 07 2013

Get to Know Your GBA Candidates

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Voting for President, Vice President & Secretary/Treasurer of the GBA for the 2013-2013 term begins Monday, July 8.  All GBA members are eligible to vote.  Each candidate responded to a short Q&A to assist the membership in making informed decisions.

Please click on the link to read the interviews.  GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES 

Interviews courtesy of The BBQ Times

Jun 22 2013

Judge Training Class Set for August

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Judge Training Class Set for August

A judge training class has been scheduled for August 17, 2013 in Perry, GA. The class will be held at the New Perry Hotel. Sign in for the call begins at 1:00 PM.  The class will begin at 2:00 PM. The class lasts approximately 3 hours. A meal will be served following the class.  

Membership in the GBA is required to take the class. Membership fees are $35 for individuals or $50 for a husband/wife couple. The fee for the class is $30 per person. Fees are paid by cash or personal check at sign in.

In order to expedite the sign in process, please download a Membership Application & have it filled out prior to arriving.

Seating is limited . Each person who wishes to take the judge training class must fill out the form below to reserve a seat. If both husband and wife plan to attend, each needs to fill out the form..

Judge Training Class Reservation Form

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