Official Alabama State BBQ Championships

WHEREAS, multiple cities across the state of Alabama hold annual BBQ cook-offs, sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society and other nationally recognized governing bodies; and

WHEREAS, Alabama BBQ has earned high marks in international culinary circles; and

WHEREAS, a designated state championship event generally draws a much larger field and raises awareness of BBQ throughout our state; and

WHEREAS, by declaring these events as state championships, the winners will have the opportunity to compete in the National Championship, including The American Royal and The Jack Daniels Invitational, which makes each BBQ competition a major event in the state of Alabama; and

WHEREAS, a Governor’s Proclamation is required by National Championship events for eligibility of contest winners to receive an invitation to compete:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim all BBQ contests sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society and other nationally recognized governing bodies as

 Official Alabama State BBQ Championships

in the state of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 2nd day of April 2012.

      

Governor Robert Bentley