ABC COOK-OFF 2008 
Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas Gulf Coast, Inc.
19TH ANNUAL BENEFIT COOK-OFF

The ABC Public Relations Committee welcomed old friends and made new friends. .

The 19th Annual Cook-off was held on March 7th and 8th, 2008 at MacLean Park in Lake Jackson, Texas. This year the Cook-off included Friday Night Feast, 4- other cooking categories, a Silent Auction for a “favorite dessert,” Cook-off T-shirt sales and raffle ticket sales for various prize drawings. This smoking competition helps us to raise funds for donation to local charities each year.

Overall Cook-off Winner
HydroChem Blasted Basters
 

Competing Cook-off Teams:

D-Bar-D Cookers 1 & 2
Caged Heat 1 & 2
Smokin’ Up A Storm 1 & 2
HydroChem Blasted Basters 1 & 2
Enduro Sticky Cookers 1 & 2
Smokin’ Tombstones 1 & 2
Joker Smokers 1 & 2
Southwest Cookers
Hardwood Cookers

Luckenbach & Co.
Bad Ashes
Smokin Pit Crew
Smell R Pits 1 & 2
Smokin Bonez
Meatheadz
Equipment Depot Cookers 1 & 2
Rawhide Cookers 1
Boondock Cookers
Great Western Supply

And the winners are....

Friday Night Feast
1st Place
Luckenbach & Company
2nd Place
Equipment Depot Cookers 1
3rd Place
Smell R Pits 1

Beef Fajitas
1st Place
Caged Heat 1
2nd Place
Caged Heat 2
3rd Place
Equipment Depot Cookers 2

Chicken
1st Place
HydroChem Blasted Basters 2
2nd Place
Smokin Tombstones 1
3rd Place
Great Western Supply

Pork Ribs
1st Place
HydroChem Blasted Basters 1
2nd Place
Smell R Pits 2
3rd Place
Great Western Supply

Brisket
1st Place
D-Bar-D 1
2nd Place
Rawhide Cookers
3rd Place
Caged Heat 1

Silent Auction “Favorite Dessert”

The Public Relations Committee extends a BIG THANKS for the generously donated desserts for the “Favorite Dessert” Silent Auction from:

Southwest Cookers
Luckenbach & Co.
Charlene Drenner
Smokin Tombstones
D-Bar-D


Bar-B-Cutie Award
Joker Smokers


Congeniality Award
Smell R Pits

Best Dressed Award
Equipment Depot Cookers

THANK YOU
T-Shirt Sponsors:
Civil Mechanical, Inc.
Contractors’ Safety Council of Brazosport, Inc.
Gulf States, Inc.
Testronics
Lone Star Resin Systems
Tri-Construction Co.
Miken Specialties, Ltd.
Performance Contractors, Inc.
RPM Services, Inc.
Wholesale Electric Supply


Raffle Prize & Financial Sponsors

Abatix
BASF Corp.
Expertox – All American Screening
First State Bank
First Choice Crane
Firetrol Protection Systems
Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC
Infinity Maintenance Services
Performance Contractors
RPM Services
Wholesale Electric Supply

The ABC Board of Directors sends a BIG THANK-YOU to all the teams and others involved for their help and contributions to this local community charity benefit.


We could not have succeeded without you!

Raffle ticket winners:
Bubb Frazier
one case of pork ribs

Ray Silguero
$100 to Academy

Randall Griffin
$100 to Wal-Mart

Justin Pena
Two tickets to “Brooks & Dunn” Concert

Cindy Barber
Two tickets to “Brooks & Dunn” Concert

Jesus Hinojosa
$50 to Bass Pro Shop

Joe Kneis
one case of brisket

Deb Codon
$100 cash

Special thanks to Clint McGough for his help with facilitation of Judging activities!


Thanks
to the Public Relations Committee Members who helped to organize all details for this event:

Margaret Tomlinson
Public Relations Chairperson
Provenzano Properties
Edna Varner
Em-Print Co.
Loretta Anderson
Expertox-All American Screening
Blake Eubanks
Expertox- All American Screening
Mike Mathis
Firetrol Protection Systems
Drew Lindsey
First State Bank
Charlene Drenner
Miken Specialties, Ltd.
Dan Holy
Miken Specialties, Ltd.
Keith Green
Miken Specialties, Ltd.
Laurie Groth
Performance Contractors, Inc.
Chris Cloninger
Wholesale Electric Supply Co.
Ruby Pratt
ABC Staff


Sponsors
Tri-Construction Co.

Tri-Construction Co.

Turner Industries

Turner Industries

First National Bank of Lake Jackson

First National Bank of Lake Jackson

Bomac, Inc.

Bomac, Inc.

United Rentals

United Rentals


Expertox, Inc. All American Screening

Expertox, Inc. All American Screening

Brand

Brand