Helping Keep Texas Great!
IMPACT OF TEXAS BBQ BASH CHARITABLE EVENTS
The West Texas BBQ Bash is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was founded in July 2020. It was founded during the covid pandemic as a way for the Oil and Gas Industry to provide much needed uplift to the families within its communities. As the fear of the Covid Pandemic set in and the industry clamped down on spending, it was discovered that some of the elder community members in the town of Pyote, Tx were starving and living without family, without transportation, and with only one meal a day that was being provided by a local citizen. It was decided that a few of us would have a fun BBQ competition to raise funds that would help feed those most vulnerable in the communities of WTX. In the year 2020 over $50k in free entertainment was provided to the community, plus donations raised and donated to the local Toys for Tots program of Ward County Texas. The team worked with local, county, and state officials to come up with a safe way to bring the community together considering the Pandemic. Now here we are in our 4th year of existence and hosting our 5th free to attend West Texas BBQ Bash. On October 19th we expect close to 10,000 in attendance and over 50 oil and gas industry cook teams. These events have resulted in close to $1million dollars in total charity generated back to the oil and gas communities of Texas, in the form of Free food, Free Entertainment and monetary donation. In 2026 competitive pitmasters from over a half a dozen states will compete for the honor and pride of being a Texas BBQ Bash Competition BBQ Pitmaster and the Best in the West!
