Welcome to the Sertoma Club of
Lawrence, Kansas
Saturday May 9, 2009 ... Broken Arrow Park ... 31st & Louisiana
The Sertoma 48 BBQ Contest is a fund raising project run by the Lawrence Sertoma Club. All the dollars raised go back into the Lawrence and Douglas County community. The Sertoma - Schiefelbusch Communication Camp is our primary recipient and the reason we work so hard to make this event a success. Help us help kids with needs.
What is 48 BAR-BQ?
At the Annual Lawrence SERTOMA Cook-off, we call it the 48 Bar-BQ because we limit the competition to 48 teams competing for $4,800 in 48 categories.
What is a Cook-Off?
It’s a Bar-BQ Battle of professionals and amateur cooks to win dollar prizes and ribbons. The public is invited to sample meats prepared for judging. The event has been sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). Our competition is the State Championship, so our Grand Champion winner gets to compete in the American Royal Cook-Off!
Can I taste the Bar-BQ?
YES! “People’s Choice” is the favorite event at the Bar-BQ. For a $6 donation, you get to taste the entries and YOU decide the People's Choice winner!
Proceeds from the event help send kids to the SERTOMA-sponsored Schiefelbusch Communication Camp for hearing and speech challenged youth.
Lawrence Mayor Rob Chestnut presenting
the 2009 Sertoma BBQ Grand Championship to
Four Men and a Pig
The Sertoma Communications Camp is in the news. Check out the article from Sertoma International HERE
The Lawrence Sertoma Club is the sponsor for the 3rd annual
Sertoma
is an international service organization with its main focus in the area of
communicative disorders. The word Sertoma is an acronym formed from
the phrase SERvice TO MAnkind. The Lawrence club has been in existence
since 1929, and all funds raised
by the club's various activities are returned to the community. A long
standing relationship with the Kansas University Speech and Hearing
Department and Clinic form the core of our sponsorship. Other projects
include donating
materials for the Watson Park gazebo, and a Centennial Park shelter house.
Providing flag poles at city hall, the Holcom Park Recreation Center, and
at the YSI ball fields is another example of the way the Lawrence Sertoma
Club has supported our community. The Club's major fund raiser is the
annual Sertoma Barbecue Cook-off held in May.
Organization information
Contact: Lawrence Sertoma Club
PO Box 327
Lawrence, Kansas 66044Meetings: From September through the second Tuesday in June we meet at at 12:00 noon at the Lawrence Country Club, 400 Country Club Terrace Some special events may be held at other locations or time. Check the member's news page for additional information.
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