Memphis in May Funding (2022)
In response to the concerns over funding for the Fire House 5 Memphis in May Championship Cooking Team ("BBQfest"), I have prepared the following response for your consideration. First, I have been on two teams for around 20+ years; IAFF 1784 Fire House 5 (3rd place in Beef 2021), and what was formerly the 3 Alarm Smokers, now Sowsed by Noon (2nd place in Ribs 2021). I managed our Fire House 5 team for the 15 years I was in office. I assisted with the budgeting, and the logistics of putting the event together for our membership. When I left office this past October, I forwarded an email to the Fire House 5 Team, and the officers of 1784 outlining what needed to be done moving forward, and prepared a shared spreadsheet with all the significant budgeting and logistics information. I said that to say, it is my intention to actively participate next year with the team that I have paid fees to for the time I have been in office. However, I will continue to assist the Fire House 5