Shirley Fabrication donates a smoker for my charity BBQ events!!

[pc farmer]

Wow. Great job buttburner and Shirley fab.



Email sent .

 

[wolfman1955]

Yes what farmer said!!

I to have sent Shirly Fab an e-mail thanking them!!

 

[smokednarwhal]

Thanks for the volunteer work you do and I must say this only adds to the great reputation of Shirley Fabrication.

 

[b-one]

Good to see they notice the great things your doing for others! Nice to see great companies do things like this congrats and thanks for all you do for others!

 

[buttburner]

thanks for the kind words!

now I am becoming involved with feeding flood workers. We had some bad flooding here a few weeks ago and there are 2000 seniors and disabled that need help cleaning up

there are teams here from all over the country. I was contacted by the state community services director to see if we could provide some BBQ for them, and we are working out the details now.

 

[driedstick]

GREAT JOB!!!!! Way to help out!!

A full smoker is a happy smoker 

DS 

 

[buttburner]

thanks guys. I have been trying to raise funds for a few cooks I am working on

I have been in touch with the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund about doing something for them in the spring

And also, Dutton Farms in Rochester Hills, Michigan. They are a farm that has programs for special needs kids and adults. I would love to do a cook for them.

But of course, funds are always an issue.

So I have started a Go Fund Me drive, you can find it here.

http://www.gofundme.com/Michigan-CustomQue-Donate

Handyman Stan gave us a very generous donation. If any of you would like to donate, even a small amount, I have some details about it on this thread, please take the time to take a look at it

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/169504/salmon-mignon-from-the-latest-newsletter-great-stuff

 

[handymanstan]

I see you are over half way on your goal Brian.  Keep going and good luck.

Stan

 

[buttburner]

Thanks Stan. Actually I just chose a figure, its going to be an ongoing campaign. I spoke with Lynn from The Wounded and Fallen Soldiers Fund just yesterday, we are trying to come up with a way to either feed vets or raise funds for them.

Today, we are having a small drop off meal for flood relief workers in our area. They are in the Detroit area from Massachusetts. 2 of my guys are doing that, its being paid for by a woman from the State of Mich who arranges this type of service

And on Thurs, I am doing a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser at work.

Neither of these are using the funds I have raised, those funds are only for vet and homeless cooks and will be used only when there is no other funding available.

So I have many irons in the fire

 

[64driver]

Sorry I'm late on this, but it speaks volume of you and Paul when you do these kinds of things for our vets. Truly is a great thing, and it makes me proud to be a soldier and serve people like you all! That is why I had Paul build my smoker when I had the funds. Class act all around, as with everyone I met in the BBQ world so far. What a great community!

 

[buttburner]

thanks bud

good seeing ya over here!