Fred Smith Statewide BBQ Tour In Halifax County

The Fred Smith Statewide BBQ Tour is becoming famous, especially in small counties of North Carolina. Fred is known for his hard work and taking the extra effort. That he is actually going to every county in North Carolina to meet with the people is appreciated as Senator Smith campaigns for Governor of North Carolina.

That this tour is not the typical sweep through and meet VIPs is appreciated by the people who want to get to know him. Fred is also personally signing his autobiography for anyone who comes out. 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.

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!

Below is the bus that was the center of our convoy from the BBQ in Martin County at noon to the evening event in Roanoke Rapids. Since I was covering both events, I got to tag along on the convoy from Martin County up to Halifax County. That was a fun time too. Fred's comments about the day can be found on his web site here. Fred touches on some of the sights we saw in our beautiful state as the convoy passed through.





Wedenesday night Fred was at the Kirkwood Adams Community Center, in the community of Roanoke Rapids, working hard as usual after a very long day of meeting the people of North Carolina.




As people started to arrive Joe Humphries worked hard to get everyone checked in, and for those who forgot their copy of the autobiography, Joe had some extra copies on hand.




There was an excellent turn out for a week night, and the nearly 50 people who showed up were treated to some great BBQ.




Gene Minton greeted everyone and acted as Master of Cermonies.




Howard Smith led the pledge of allegiance.




Pastor Randy Martin introduced Fred to the gathering.




Senator Fred Smith (shown below) 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.

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