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[Bill Keyes]

Hey gang,
Del is setting up another BBQ for our Troops, this time at Port Hueneme. It will be March 8-9, 2012. We will be cooking up pork butts and serving pulled pork sammies to around 500 soldiers just returning from deployment.
We will be cooking starting Thursday night, serving on Friday afternoon. We can use help with a couple more cookers, and help on Friday preparing and serving.
If you are heading to the Santa Anita contest, it is about an 1 1/2 away, so you could come out to help and still make the contest. If you are not aware of the location, Port Hueneme is next to Oxnard near Channel Island Harbor.
So far we have Del, Andrew Soto, Dan Daniel, and myself cooking, and my wife coming on Friday to help prep and serve.
I do not have a ton of details yet, but when Del shares them with me I will pass it on.

Thanks,
Bill

[Andrew Soto]

I'm in!

Not sure if I'll have any helpers joining me on this one...

[Steve Wilson]

Bill- I would love to help out but very tough logistics for me. I have a High School Baseball game to umpire Thursday and won't be done until about 6pm. With traffic that's probably a 3 hour trip. Plus Santa Anita the next day. If someone could swing by Anaheim, I would let you all use the FEC 500, it will cook a lot of butts. I would come up Friday Morning to help out.

Steve

[Bill Keyes]

Bump

[Bill Hoggarth]

Andrew Soto, on 17 February 2012 - 10:07 AM, said:

I'm in!

Not sure if I'll have any helpers joining me on this one...

Can I hitch a ride if you don't have anyone else going with you? We could split gas. I am trying to get Friday off.

[Bill Keyes]

Last chance to sign up. Need to get the info to Del by tomorrow to give to the Base.

[Bill Hoggarth]

Bill Keyes, on 29 February 2012 - 07:47 AM, said:

Last chance to sign up. Need to get the info to Del by tomorrow to give to the Base.

I might be going, trying to hook up with Andy and ride with him. Do you still need my info?

[Bill Keyes]

Bill Hoggarth, on 29 February 2012 - 08:44 AM, said:

I might be going, trying to hook up with Andy and ride with him. Do you still need my info?

Bill,
You could send it to me or to Del if you have his contact info.
Just FYI, Andy might be going straight from Hueneme to Santa Anita contest on Friday, not positive, but belive that was his plan. Not sure how that would work out for your carpool plans.

[Stephan Franklin]

Bill,

So close, but I cannot make it

Let me know if you need anything though.

Steph

[Andrew Soto]

Bill Keyes, on 29 February 2012 - 11:28 AM, said:

Bill,
You could send it to me or to Del if you have his contact info.
Just FYI, Andy might be going straight from Hueneme to Santa Anita contest on Friday, not positive, but belive that was his plan. Not sure how that would work out for your carpool plans.

That is the plan, I spoke with Bill via cell recently.

[Del King]

OK here is the info I have. They will have people to escort us to the sit but they did give direction to the park just in case. But if they want to escort you please let them. We will be serving around 11 AM on Friday. I will get there Thrusday around 2 PM you can arive antime after that. We have Dan Cannon bringing his pit and Andy bringing his plus I have another person bringing one so we are ok on pits. If you have a generator you might bring it.
This is a chance to say THANK YOU to our Sea Bee's they are coming back from deployment and this is there wlecome home party. They have been kind enough to let us be a part of it, so please don't abuse this opertunity.
BBQ is going to be on Bolles field, it is located behind the Seabee Museum. If they are coming in thru Sunkist gate take the first right and go until starts turning right, the park is on the left.

If they are coming in thru Victoria take the first left on to 23rd Ave after the guards and go all the way 'till the last light, on the right there is a gas station, turn left and then right at the first street then turn left and go all the way until the road starts turning to the right the park will be on the left.

[Bill Keyes]

Thanks to everyone who came out, this event came out great. Picture perfect weather, and a real nice setting. We were able to cook all the pork on Dan Canon's pit, the rest of us did chicken. Plenty of food for the troops and there family's, which they seemed to really enjoy. We were surprised when members of the American Legion showed up to help serve.
Thanks Del for putting this on, and that Filet Migon on Thursday night wasn't to shabby either. . And Dan C. supplied ribs beans, and rice, we ate pretty darn good.
Had a lot of fun, met a lot of nice people, ate good, and got to give back a little something to our troops. Doesn't get better then that.
Sounds like they want to have us back in the near future. I will keep you posted.

[Ric Gilbert]

Well done!!! Once again a great testament to our troops and their families. What a superb way to honor our military sister and brothers. Bill, Del, Dan great job on organizing this, again. To all the other cookers who generously gave their time...you are the best. I am sure you put huge smiles on some faces.

Do we have any pictures we can publish?

[Bill Keyes]

Ric Gilbert, on 13 March 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

Do we have any pictures we can publish?

From Dan Canon's site.
http://www.bbqdan.co...eme-030912.html

Should have some more soon.