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Inaugural Red, White & Blue BBQ Competition

Veteran organizations of Cherokee County are hosting an inaugural Red, White & Blue BBQ competition on October 29-30 at the American Legion Post 45 (160 McClure Street, Canton).

This Georgia BBQ Association (GBA) sanctioned competitive cook-off event will offer two classes of competitors: professionals (GBA members) and amateurs. The professional division will compete for trophies and cash prizes totaling $10,000, while amateurs will compete for non-cash awards and People’s Choice honors.

“We are looking to host this event every year around Veterans Day,” said John Bruss, event committee member from VFW Post 5262 in Canton. “Cherokee County has over 15,000 veterans and more than eight veteran service organizations, and we are very proud to be part of the larger Cherokee County community.”

The Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program and Veteran Suicide Awareness, which is part of the Cherokee County Suicide Prevention Coalition, are the two charities that will benefit from this year’s event.

Tickets for Saturday, October 30 ($5 per person over the age of 5), will include five BBQ tastings as part of the People’s Choice award. In addition to the BBQ competition and tastings, attendees will enjoy live music, a classic car show, a veteran-owned business craft fair, a children’s costume contest and trick-or-treating, and raffles.

Professional BBQ entries will be reviewed by a panel of GBA sanctioned judges, and amateur BBQ entries will be reviewed by a combination of guest judges and attendee votes.

If you would like to enter the competition, please contact Jim Lindenmayer, service officer for Post 45, for an application (678-983-7590 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or visit BBQGa.org.

Family Life is a proud sponsor of this event. If you or your company would also like to become a sponsor, please contact Jim Lindenmayer, Betty Lewis (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Dale Walz (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

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