Fred Smith Statewide BBQ Tour In Martin County

Wednesday at noon Senator Fred Smith was at Deadwood, in the community of Bear Grass in Martin County (near Williamston). This is a unique facility and you should visit their web site to see all they have to offer. It is a great recreation of the wild west.

The Fred Smith Statewide BBQ Tour is not the typical sweep through and meet VIPs tour of other Gubernatorial candidates. This is appreciated by the people who want to get to know him. Fred is personally signing his autobiography for anyone who comes out and he loves to talk to people. He will be coming to your area and if you want to meet this man so many want to see be our next governor, all you have to do is take a couple of hours from your schedule. Fred will be in your area soon.

The BBQ Wednesday was in the main restaurant at Deadwood called the Smokehouse Grill (shown below).




What brings the people out? Fred Smith's story is about the values of hard work, honesty, loyalty and the qualities that made America great. From his mother, a teacher and his father,a coach-- he learned two important lessons - If you work hard and get a good education, you can acheive the American Dream!

Fred always spends time while things are getting organized talking with the people who come out, and as noted above, signing his autobiography (shown below).




This day, Greg, from WITN TV (Greenville) was there for their coverage of the event. After he interviewed Fred, he took a few moments to get some crowd shots.




The expected crowd was about 30, however as news of these events is starting to spread the crowds are getting bigger. At Martin County over 60 people showed up to jam the restaurant.




Republican Party Chairman Dwayne Baker started the event, welcoming everyone and acting as Master of Ceremonies.




Robbie Park, minister from Memorial Baptist Church in Williamston, gave the invocation and blessed the food.




Local singer Lori Wynn gave a beautiful a cappella rendition of the national anthem.




Fred, waiting to go on, is listening to all the activities (shown below).




Patsy Miller of the Williamston Women's Club (shown below) introduced Fred to the gathered crowd.




Senator Fred Smith spoke of his love for our State of North Carolina, and his belief that government is out of touch with what the majority of people want. He talked about the things that make us great and the things that help us enjoy the freedom of our great nation America. Though I have seen him make a powerful speech in a more formal environment, these talks are always low key and personal. It is part of what makes them such a great connection between Fred and the people who come out.




Afterwards Fred always takes time to finish signing autographs and talking with those who came to meet him. Fred really lives the theme of his autobiography, "The difference between good and great is a little extra effort.





Fred's comments about the day can be found on his web site. Fred touches on some of the sights we saw in our beautiful state as the convoy went from Martin County at noon to Halifax County for dinner.

The Martin County stop on the Fred Smith Statewide BBQ was a resounding success thanks to all the great people who came out.