Founding Members

Founding Members

Founding Members are the first 100 individuals or groups that donated to Operation BBQ Relief when it first began.

Randy Heimgartner
Half Sauced BBQ
Lake Ozark, MO

Jim Sturm
www.kcchef.com
Kansas City, MO

Everette Bovinette
Parkview Heights, IL

Michael Winter
Red Oak BBQ
Concordia, KS

Greg and Kristi Powers
Naughty Nurses BBQ
Winfield, KS

Joe Haynes
Man v. Pig BBQ Team
Fredericksburg, VA

Brian Smith-Vandergriff
Roadkill BBQ
Kansas City, MO

Mike & Karen Espey
Disco Pigs
Jacksonville, FL

The Adam Family
82’s BBQ
Danville, IL

Steve Shults
Stephen J Shults Insurance Agency
Eldorado, IL

Randy & Cathy McGee
Memphis Barbecue Network
Cordova, TN

Patricia Kazarow & Henry Hays
Blaine, WA

Gregg Snyder
Dawsonville, GA

Will Cleaver Sr.
Olathe, KS

Julie Ann Volk
Springfield, VA

Bonnie & Ruben Gomez
Butts and Suds
Rio Rancho, NM

Delores Johnson
Meatrake.com
Vancouver, WA

Meathead
www.AmazingRibs.com

Jim Chincholl
KCBS Master Judge
Parker, CO

Greg and Elizabeth Hudson
Burlington, KS

Sean Kirgan
Fired Up to Help
Alexandria, VA

Travis Powell
Young Guns BBQ
Overland Park, KS

Richard Wachtel
Alexandria, VA

Patrick & Kathy Banks
BootyQUE
Fairhope, AL

Del Kenneson
Doc K’s Barbecue
Rose Hill, KS

John & Barbara Bublitz
QueNivorous Competition BBQ Team
Knoxville, TN

Joe & Leslie Lee
Biloxi, MS

Steve Voisinet
All Four Aces BBQ
Plano, TX

Kevin Blackburn
Superior Smokers
Gainesville, GA

Brandon Evans
Route 66 Catering Crew
Parks, AZ

Brad Barrett
GrillGrate LLC
Cartersville, GA

John & Judy Busch
Richmond, VA

GreatQ4U!
Mount Holly Springs, PA

Dave and Renee Elliott
Porky McBeef and the Cluckers
Olathe, KS

Chip Caraway
Porkin’ Ain’t Easy
Wildwood, MO

Robert Morey
Schenectady, NY

Darin and Cindy Cram
Big Bad Dad BBQ
Parkville, MO

Mandy Johnson
Bigbee’s BBQ and Catering
Bolivar, MO

Thom Emery
Team What Wood Jesus Q
Indio, CA

Robert Baxter
TripleB-BBQ
Alexandria, VA

Greg Rogers
Culver City, CA

Troy & Lana Jones
Farmers Insurance Group
Springfield, MO

Roger Wagner
Thee Pitts “Again” (The Arizona Kid)
Glendale, AZ

Bryan McLarty
BigFish BBQ
Southlake, TX

Andy Jezierski
Streamwood, IL

Dean Mitchell
Saffron Personal Chef Services
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Michael and Dorothy Mather
Eagle, MI

Donald Block
University of Illinois, Director, retired
Champaign, IL

Brian and Laurie Polak
Designated Smokin’ Area
Carol Stream, IL

Kyle & Tricia Neidhart
TallBoys BBQ
Garland, TX

Michael Burch
Leesburg, VA

BBQ by Barry (B3Q)
West Pittston, PA

Kell Phelps
National BBQ News
Douglas, GA

In Memory of Frank and Shirley Broadus
Topeka, KS

Jack Werre
Farmers Insurance
Garden Grove, CA

Troy and Amber King
FULL MOON BBQ
Wills Point, TX

Kendra Sikes
Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks
New Albany, IN

Wade, Lynne, Mitchell, Allison Reeder
There’s No Place Like Smoke
Hannibal, MO

David and Laura Waun
Smokin’ Brothers BBQ
Lorain, OH

Timothy Pregler
Tim’s Tailgate BBQ Team
Fort Worth, TX

Tim and Michael Riordan
Grim Reaper Smokers
Islip, NY

Mid Atlantic BBQ Association
www.mabbqa.com
Springfield, VA

Phil & Vincenzo Guido & Eric Zlotogura
BBQ Mafia
North Bergen, NJ

Gail Smith
Amherst, NY / Cedar Knolls, NJ

New England Barbecue Society
www.nebs.org
Plymouth, MA

Nick Redzinak
Abingdon, MA

Marc and Tricia Mangano
Three Men and a Baby Back
Bergen County, NJ

Carl Harper
East Fallowfield, PA

Fritz Wiesehan
Twisted Belly
Chesterfield, MO

Barbara Jo Palsa
Powhatan, VA

Isa Marrs Speech Language Pathology, PC
www.SpeechLanguageFeeding.com
Ossining, NY

Jon Umstadt
RxCellent-Q
Seaford, NY

Jeff Cunningham
Cunningham Gas Products
Spring, TX

Beth Caraway
Porkin’ Ain’t Easy
Wildwood, MO

Terry Kratochvil
Baldin’ Smokin’ Banditos
Louisburg, KS

Dan Duncan
DanD BBQ
Olathe, KS

Jeff, Lynda & Taylor Johnson
Git’ Your Pig On
Marshfield, MO

Rick Sage
Red White and Blue BBQ
Ashland, MO

Jeff Hughes
Tulsa, OK

Bob Berrettini
The BBQ Bandit
Mechanicsburg, PA

Tom Heath
PoorKidzBBQ
Independence, MO

Walter Eric Eaves Sr. & Jr.
WEE2 BBQ
Kansas City, MO

Bob and Sandy Humphrey
Through the Smoke BBQ
Olathe, KS

Stephen Shults
Eldorado, IL

Mickey Mikesell
Coronado, CA

Roy Sisco
Harrison, AR

Gary House
www.Cooking-Outdoors.com
Oakdale, CA

Hal Wagner
Charcoal & More
Sellersburg, IN

Marc Farris and Karen Dove
BBQTV
Decatur, GA

Bobby Z’s BBQ
Wheaton, IL

Steven Hausman
Flower Mound, TX

Kim and Andy Groneman
Smoke On Wheels
Piper, KS

Larry & Vicki Baer
Purple Shaw BBQ
Topeka, KS

Kevin and Brenda Manring
Juicy Butts BBQ
Palmyra, IN

Steve Hamous
www.bbq-brethren.com
Wichita, KS

Roger Dietrich
Smokin’ Blues BBQ
Cincinnati, OH

Chris & Joan Clegg
Rhode Hog BBQ
Cumberland, RI

Billy Bob Billy
Holy Smokers Too
Knoxville, TN

Jason and Melissa Lawrence
Roscoe, IL

Grand Champions Club

Grand Champions Club members showed their support for Operation BBQ Relief during past deployments.

Corporate

The BBQ Brethren

Big Poppa Smokers

Charity and Michael Whitney Family Foundation

Organizations

Road Kill BBQ
Kansas City, MO

Florida Bar-B-Que Association
Orlando, FL

Iowa BBQ Society
Cedar Rapids, IA

Smoke on the Ohio
Mt. Vernon, IN

Teams

Pig in a Pokey BBQ Catering & Competition Team
Callahan, FL

Tim’s Tailgate BBQ Team
Fort Worth, TX

Jaestar BBQ
Adel, IA

Clint Swindall
Bulverde, TX

Marc Oakes
Mountain Home, AR

Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ
Abington, MA

The Rack Pack BBQ Team
Jonesboro, AR

Brent Davis
Terra Alta, WV

Hog Call BBQ
Saint Charles, IL

Los Primos BBQ
Lawton, OK

Team Unknown Competition BBQ
Orlando, FL

Wink’s Barbeque
Fort Walton Beach, FL

Gateway Drum Smokers
Washington, MO

Disco Pigs
Jacksonville, FL

Pig Love BBQ
Firestone, CO

Gettin’ Basted
Saddlebrooke, MO

Trailhound Smokers BBQ
Las Vegas, NV

Barn Goddess BBQ
Dunnellon, FL

Bourbon Cowboy Cookers
Houston, TX

Pickin and Grillin BBQ Team
Philadelphia, MS

BluzieQ BBQ Team
Tuckerman, AR

Harco Loco BBQ
Bel Air, MD

Flying Pigs
Evansville, IN

Fire at the End of the Day
Brooklyn, CT

Skinny’s BBQ Team
Merritt Island, FL

Das Smoak Haus BBQ
Georgetown, TX

Sweet T’s BBQ Shack
Okemos, MI

Mac’s Lunch Competition BBQ Team
Greer, SC

Three Dogs BBQ
Renfrew, PA

Individuals

Bret McKee
Katy, TX

Tom Bahl
Oak Point, TX

Trent Hurley
Charleston, MO

Nancy Lyn Megee
Bartlesville, OK

Ralph Taylor
Upland, CA

Eric Lee
Alexander, AR

Mike Kelley
Lonedell, MO

Amy Laurel Hegy
San Diego, CA

Johnny Miller
Manassas, VA

Steve Pavlichek
Dacula, GA

Tim Pearson
Seattle, WA

John & Judy Busch
Richmond, VA

Charles Faulder
Burleson, TX

Eric Rix
Omaha, NE

Newton Harris
Murfreesboro, TN

Laramie Henry
Pineville, LA

Dayton Lewis
Glenrock, WY

Jesse & Charlotte Henry
Beaverton, OR

Jason Loader
Abilene, KS

Gary & Tori Tobin
Rutland, VT

Don Fox & Associates,Inc.
Azle, TX

David Resmo
Centennial, CO

Skip Cissna
New Albany, IN

John Ellena
Lawrence, KS

Bob and Maryann Bass
Corona, CA

David Johnson
Morton, IL

Jerry DeVault
St. Charles, IL

Greg and Beverly Gordon
Orange VA

Ashley B. Futrell, Jr,
Washington, NC

Wanda and Dennis Gorges
Charlotte, NC

Mitchell Bedwell
Cohutta, GA

Steve & Viv Bedwell
Norwalk, CT

Richard Mulz
Rapid City, SD

Marc Oakes
Mountain Home, AR

Keith Marks
Atlanta, GA

John Herry
Robbinsdale, MN

Jimmy & Abby Cochran
Gahanna, OH

James Huang
Forest Hills, NY

Eric Rix
Omaha, NE

Don & Nancy Muller
Wappingers Falls, NY

Clint Swindall
Bulverde, TX

Brian Hayes
Simpsonville, SC

Brent Davis
Terra Alta, WV

Alex Pegg
Quinlan, TX