By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Motorcycles, barbecue, and getting together for a good cause. Brothers in Blue MC is a nationally-known motorcycle club comprised of first responders and military servicemen and women. On Saturday, Oct. 14, the local chapter will host a barbecue competition as a way to raise funds. Club President Keith Kennon said the event will take place at Kansas Trophy Experience just south of the bridge on US-281 near Great Bend.
"It's a barbecue competition," he said. "It's open to the public to compete. We have three different categories, and it's $75 an entry per category. If people just want to come out and hang out and donate a portion of whatever they feel like, they can eat as well."
The day will feature t-shirt sales, a 50/50 raffle, and the club will also have several items to raffle off. Kennon said there will be music for most of the day, but the barbecue competition really begins at 5 p.m. Competitors will be judged by Kansas City Barbecue Society-certified judges. The goal is to have a good time and raise money to help local families in need.
"It goes to our club and we use that for purposes of setting up fundraisers for other people," said Kennon. "If an unfortunate situation happens with a family and they're in desperate need, we can pull something together and try to help raise that family some money. It doesn't have to be a law enforcement family, or a firefighter family, or anything like that. We take it case by case and do what we can."
For more information about the fundraiser or to register for the barbecue competition, call Kennon at (620) 617-9559.
