My all-day BBQ workshop is a silent auction item!

I’ve donated my one-day barbecue workshop to Family Services of the North Shore as a silent auction item. The auction is taking bids now, and will be wrapped up and winners determined at the organization’s gala fundraiser this Sunday at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

I'm pasting information about the workshop below. Please forward this link to anyone in the Vancouver area you think might be interested.  You don’t have to attend the auction to place a bid.

And here's a link if you want to download a .pdf of the silent auction catalogue.

Cheers,

Ronnie

2009 Family Services of the North Shore

 

Silent Auction “Barbecue Academy” Package Description

 

The winning bidder will receive an all-day Barbecue Academy teambuilding workshop for up to 30 participants at a mutually agreed upon date in 2010.

 

Barbecue Academy is hands-on team-building session laced with tall tales and hickory smoke and finished with sweet, tangy sauce. Participants split into teams of four and are taken through Rockin’ Ronnie’s barbecue boot camp, learning to prep and cook chicken and ribs and getting indoctrinated into the ways of the barbecue lifestyle. At the end of the day, teams are judged by their peers according to the rules of championship barbecue and trophies are handed to the winners. All participants receive official personalized diplomas signifying their completion of the workshop and their new understanding of the tools, techniques, lifestyle and philosophy of Southern-style Barbecue. Barbecue Academy is a great teambuilding day that will be remembered for years to come. Here is what some of the participants in previous workshops had to say:

 

 “You learn a little about smoking and barbecue, and a whole bunch about some folks that I don’t normally work with. We all had fun!”

 

“A great teambuilding event. The service was outstanding.”

 

“Lots of laughter, lots of concentration, great tastes, lots of enthusiasm from everyone.”

 

“An opportunity to mix in a creative environment.”

 

“It was a great day and I am full!”

 

“This was an exceptional workshop. It is filled with the science, the art and the lifestyle of barbecue. Ron is very knowledgeable and entertaining.”

 

“Ron’s team is terrific! Everyone is friendly, fun and extremely knowledgeable. I thoroughly enjoyed myself!”

 

“Fostered good camaraderie while incorporating some healthy competition. Highly recommended!”

 

The Barbecue Academy package includes:

 

• a complete, all-day barbecue teambuilding workshop for up to 30 participants plus six judges (the judges would only need to come for the last two hours of the workshop)

 

• the use of one charcoal cooker per team of four people

 

• all cooking equipment including seasonings and sauces, cutting boards, knives, tongs,

and oven mitts

 

• one customized apron per participant (with Your company’s logo or other artwork)

 

• two racks of pork ribs and two chickens per team

 

• four alcoholic beverages per person from a fully stocked bar (additional drinks

can be purchased by participants at the event)

 

• continental breakfast – coffee, fresh fruit, muffins/pastries

 

• a full, southern-style barbecue feast for lunch featuring classic barbecued pulled pork sandwiches, beef brisket, coleslaw, baked beans and homemade triple chocolate brownies

 

• afternoon snack featuring chips and smoked tomato guacamole and a taster-sized

portion of cedar-planked B.C. salmon

 

• cheap plastic trophies (just like in a real barbecue contest) for each member of the first place teams in pork, chicken and overall winners

 

• prizes for each member of the team winning “best team spirit” award

 

• individualized Barbecue Academy diplomas for each participant

 

• one signed copy of Rockin’ Ronnie’s bestselling Barbecue Secrets DELUXE! cookbook for each participant