Hot Sands BBQ

Alzafar Shriners
San Antonio, Texas

Hot Sands BBQ, an award-winning unit within Alzafar Shriners in San Antonio, Texas, isn’t just into barbecue for the delicious eats. They’re using the popular fare to raise awareness of Shriners Children’s and its mission through cooking competitions, community event catering, a barn dance, meat sales and the laid back Grill & Chill weekend event. Anytime the Hot Sands BBQ unit, founded in 2015, competes in public cook-offs, they proudly fly their temple and unit flags, drawing public attention. That’s also how they recruit young new members: visibility. And it doesn’t hurt that the 21-member unit partners with top barbecue personalities from YouTube to get the word out about their cause.