The Goody Girls Team was founded in 1978. Originally we were a chili cook-off team but after a few years that changed and we became an all around BBQ Team.
The team started out with 11 members - all women, and the original sponsor was General Oil Distributing, Inc. Hence the team was named The Goody Girls. Actually, at that time the team name was spelled The GODI Girls. We like to joke that we didn't know how to spell at that point in our history, but somewhere along the way we did learn how to spell.
The founding team consisted of:
Shirleen Baker
Marilyn Blair
Sherrie Davis
Georgia Dunn
"D" Louvier
Jo Ann O'Rourke
Brenda Parish
Charlotte Russell
Susie Smith
Carol Stephenson
Karen "Ducky" Walker
The first Cook-Off the team participated in was the Humble Lions Club Chili Cook-Off. That was the start of what has since become a long-standing tradition, and that is winning! Of course, we don’t ALWAYS win, but we certainly have taken home our fair share of trophies. Currently the team competes annually at The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s World Championship BBQ Cook-Off. In the last twelve years we have managed to consistently be in the top ten of the final rankings at the HLS&R World Championship BBQ Cook-Off. Below is a list of our latest rankings at that Cook-Off:
1997 - HLS&R Championship Brisket
2001 - HLS&R 2nd Runner-up Brisket
2002 - HLS&R Championship Brisket (Overall 2nd Runner-up)
2004 - HLS&R Championship Brisket and Overall Grand Champion
2005 - HLS&R 1st Runner-up Ribs
2006 - HLS&R Championship Brisket
2007 - HLS&R 2nd Runner-up Brisket
In 2002 the World BBQ Association invited the Goody Girls to compete at the Gold Star International Cook-off in Switzerland and we had the 1st place finish in Chicken.
Don't get us wrong though, as much as we like turning out a good BBQ we are also very committed to being involved in our local community. In 1998 we became a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization under the Internal Revenue Code and made it our mission to give back to the community. Since that time we have donated approximately $200,000.00 to various charities. In 2007 alone we donated right at $50,000.00 to several different charities, which included The Muscular Dystrophy Association, HLS&R Educational Fund, The Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund, The AG Mechanics, and we also sponsored several HLS&R Calf Scramble Winners.
Our current Board of Directors consists of:
President: Julia Hardy
Vice President: Rock Smith
Treasurer: Michelle Buller
Secretary: Jolene Williams
Director: Ashley Lyle
Director: Johnice Evans
Director: Sue Sonderegger
