Cooking for Kids: The 2024 Camp Korey BBQ Challenge
Near Mt. Vernon, WA
September 6-8, 2024
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN TO ALL TEAMS!
Registration Deadline: July 1st, 2024
Team Limit - 50 Teams.
Waitlist: Once the event is full, a waitlist will be available. Should positions open last-minute, teams will be added based on the wait list order and payment within 24 hours. We encourage teams to sign up for the wait list that still want to compete. There is no cost to be on the wait list and payment is due only if moved from the waiting list to the active competing list.
The PNWBA is proud to announce the third annual Cooking for Kids: The 2024 Camp Korey BBQ Challange coming to beautiful Skagit County, Washington. It's a fully sanctioned traditional 4-meat competition with a record-setting All Cash prize purse of $50,000. The event is again planned for the grassy fields of this beautiful camp, dedicated to kids with very special medical needs and even as a charitable event, it's the richest 2024 All Cash competition this side of Kansas City!
This three-day event incorporates team Load-In Friday September 6th, a public Open House featuring your vending of your selected, DONATED FOODS Saturday the 7th, and the PNWBA sanctioned competition on Sunday the 8th.
Friday team Load-In begins at 10:00am and runs until 7:00pm. We also welcome you to participate in the "BBQ SWAP MEET" during Load-in, all day Friday. (Details to be found at patmaddock.wixsite.com/campkorey24) Everyone is also invited to enjoy a Welcome dinner that evening at 7:30pm. Find out about this wonderfully unique camp as it's founder, Tim Rose welcomes us all along with a dinner of dogs, burgers, sides and drinks suitable for the whole family.
We have sufficient space to accommodate your RVs IN your competition sites and we highly encourage you to bring them as camp lodging is now full. Additionally, a Mt Vernon hotel is offering discounted rooms for our folks. More on that and other important event details at: patmaddock.wixsite.com/campkorey24
Event Management:
- Organizer: Pat Maddock
- PNWBA Board Representative: Bill Stock
- PNWBA Head Judges: Steve Rubin and Lance Rasmussen
Event Contacts:
Categories:
- Pork
- Brisket
- Chicken
- Ribs
Total Prize Purse:
$50,000
PNWBA BBQ Prize Pool:
- Grand Champion
- Reserve Grand Champion
- Reserve Champion
- Each of the 4 meat categories paid down to 15th place.
Load In:
Friday, September 6th 10am - 7pm
Once sited, teams will report to "The Hive" a permanent camp building up the hill,
to check-in, order and pay for Ice, get lodging assignments, pay the $100 Housekeeping fee for camp lodging if applicable, get their donated vending foods and more.
All are welcome to participate in the BBQ Swap Meet while load-in is ongoing.
Welcome Dinner: (For all)
Friday, September 6th 7:30pm In the Beer Garden
A Participants Dinner is also being planned for Saturday.
Site Inspection:
Saturday, September 7th
Conducted by the PNWBA Head Judges (10 AM to 3 PM), Skagit County Health Department and local Fire Marshalls
Open House and public vending:
Saturday, September 7th 10:00am - 5:00pm
Cooks Meeting (Required):
Saturday, September 7th 5:30pm In the Beer Garden
At least one member of each cook team is required to attend.
Participants Dinner: (For all)
Saturday, September 7th, 7:30pm In the Beer Garden
Pancake Breakfast: (For all)
Sunday, September 8th, 7:00am At the PNWBA Info Booth
Jack Shot:
Sunday, September 8th, 10:00am
"Leaded and Unleaded" At the PNWBA Info Booth
Turn-in Schedule:
Pork - 10:55:00 am to 11:04:59 am
Brisket - 11:55:00 am to 12:04:59 pm
Chicken - 12:55:00 pm to 1:04:59 pm
Pork Ribs - 1:55:00 pm to 2:04:59 pm
Judging takes place in the Beer Garden.
Turn-ins are each a 10-minute window.
Awards:
5:00 pm (Or earlier, if possible)
(Subject to change depending on event processing)
In the Beer Garden.
Load-out:
Once the final meat turn-in is complete, teams may move vehicles and begin the tear-down/load-up process and actual Load-out may take place following the Awards ceremony. (Be mindful of pedestrian safety through slow, safe, alert driving.)
However, long-distance traveling teams are welcome to stay in-site or their assigned lodging Sunday night for a Monday morning departure...IF you coordinate that in advance with the event organizer.
Saturday Vending:
Teams participating in the competition are required to do public vending from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday.
However, once registered, teams will be provided with a list of foods being donated for your vending. Those meats, etc are free to you AND your vending split is till a 60% take-home! (The other 40% goes to Camp Korey.)
The sooner you register, the better and wider selection of meats and more, you'll have to choose from.) All vending will use the PNWBA wooden tokens - no cash sales. All teams will be paid before departure.
Sunday competition meat leftovers:
As the event is not open to the public on Sunday, teams may donate their competition leftovers for charitable donations
conducted by the camp staff.
Health Department
The Skagit County Health Department operates a bit differently than many others but we have come to know what their "hot buttons" are and so, you will get partially completed forms after you register and after you decide what you will be vending. You'll complete those forms and return them to Pat who will process them and the camp will pay the Health Department fee for you.
Their inspectors WILL visit Saturday morning! They have specific requirements about NOT using your trailers that are NOT Washington L&I approved!!! More on that at: patmaddock.wixsite.com/campkorey24
Quiet Hours:
11:00pm to 6:00am
Team Requirements:
Please review the >Team Rules Page, even if you are an experienced team. Each site will be inspected to meet these requirements. If you are a new to competition BBQ team or new to PNWBA competitions, we recommend visiting our >New Team Info page.
Registration Fee:
Team entry fee is $295.00 with $100 going to the camp and it's non-refundable. In the event of a cancellation by the event coordinator, $274.00 will be refunded from the payment made. Regardless of the situation, a designated amount of $21.00 from the entry fee is non-refundable to cover payment and event processing expenses.
Registration Payment Due:
Team entry fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Site Utilities:
- This is a Limited Power event. Commercial generators will be on-line but
if you have absolute power NEEDS such as pellet smokers, you SHOULD bring your Quiet/Invertor style generators and a supply of fuel. No RV A/C units may be permitted on the provided power lines.
Bring your long, heavy duty extension cords to reach a number of spider boxes which will be in place.
- Potable Water will be available within yards of your sites.
- Trash Disposal - BAG your trash. Put it behind your site and those BAGS will be collected.
- Ash Disposal - Hot ash containers will be available and labelled.
- Grease Disposal - Containerize/seal your cooled grease and add it to your trash.
- Grey Water Disposal - Provided by the venue.
Ice: (Two topics)
- In addition to the ice you're bringing to keep your foodstuffs chilled, please also arrive with sufficient ice and room in ice chests/coolers to hold the donated vending foods you'll be given on Friday.
- Since no retail outlets are nearby, when you check in at the Hive on Friday, you may order and pay for bags of ice which will be delivered to the competition area Saturday afternoon.
Team Site Size:
All teams will be provided with larger-than-usual 20X30 foot sites.
However, if you coordinate with the event organization via the registration process, we will put you in a site which will accommodate your large trailer/RV needs. No extra charge! We really encourage you to bring your RV.
Location:
Camp Korey
24880 Brotherhood Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Accommodations:
- Camp lodging is now full. You may bring your own RV in your site, "camp" in-site, or off-site commercial lodging
- A discounted rate is being offered to our participants at the Best Western in Smokey Point, WA approximately 18 miles from camp. Other commercial lodging is available "locally". All are about a half hour or more drive from camp.
- Additional information about all of these lodging options is to be found at patmaddock.wixsite.com/campkorey24. Please do visit the wixsite for a LOT of additional, important information and revisit later for updates!
