Awards for Burgers' Smokehouse
2004
July 17, 2004 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Burgers' Smokehouse recently received Grand Champion honors (1st) in the Unsmoked Country Ham Class at the American Cured Meats Champtionship held in Grand Rapids, MI.
This event is hosted annually at the convention of the American Association of Meat Processors.
Kenny Phillips and Rodney Anderson were there to represent the company and receive this award.
(This ham is our Ozark brand aged 9-12 months and would include all items that begin with the letter "A").
2003
July 19, 2003 - Kansas City, MO
Burgers' Smokehouse received Grand Champion honors (1st) in the Smoked Country Ham Class at the American Cured Meats Championship held in Kansas City, MO.
This event is hosted annually at the convention of the American Association of Meat Processors.
Keith Fletcher and Philip Burger were there to represent the company and receive this award.
Relay for Life 2002 & 2003
Burgers' Country Curers, a team of employees, was presented a plaque at the closing ceremonies of the 3rd Annual Moniteau County Relay for Life for the most money raised by a team. Over $7,500 was raised through fundraisers. Last year was the first time Burgers' Smokehouse was represented in this charitable event raising over $7,200 in 2002.
Employees have found helping raise money towards the fight against cancer through Relay For Life a very worthwhile, moving experience. The Gold Team Award posted on the lawn at the Smokehouse was presented to the team for having raised more than $3,000 prior to the opening ceremony. Team spirit, hard work, and lots of fun, encouraged team members to look for new ways to raise more dollars.
Relay for Life 2004
Burger’s Country Curers, a team of employees, was presented a plaque during closing ceremonies of the 4th Annual Moniteau County Relay For Life for the most money raised by a team. Over $9,700.00 was raised through fundraisers. This is the third year the team has received this honor. Employees have found that helping raise money towards the fight against cancer through Relay For Life a very worthwhile, moving experience.
The team was also presented a plaque for “The Best Decorated Site” depicting the T.V. Show “Hee Haw”. A team member was presented “The Most Spirited Individual” at the event. Team spirit, hard work, dedication to the fight against cancer, and a lot of fun encourage team members to look for new ways to raise more dollars.
Relay for Life 2005
Relay for Life 2005 was again a success for Moniteau County. This year the event was held in California, Mo. at the High School Football Field. The "Curers" had a food stand, putt putt golf and a duck pond. The team also participated in games and events throughout the night. The team's Queen candidate came in a close second in the "Relay for Life Queen Contest" raising a little over $1,000.00.
Awards were given out Saturday morning, with one of our team members receiving the "golden shoe" for most laps walked by an individual. Burgers' Smokehouse received a plaque for being a "Platinum Sponsor" and Burgers' Country Curers were recognized as a "Gold Team" for raising $8,786.51. They also received a plaque for the team raising the most money for the Moniteau County Relay for Life. The total money raised in Moniteau County was up this year with the total being $77,000.00!
The team would like to thank everyone who donated to, helped and supported them in any way. The support we have here is AWESOME!
We were awarded two Grand Champion Awards at the 1999 American Cured Meat Championships. We won top honors in both the Smoked and Unsmoked Country Ham categories. The competition is held annually in late July and includes entries from companies across the United States.
(These hams would be our Southern Smokehouse brand and would include all items that begin with the letter "B"). |