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The secret recipe of spices used on
the chicken coupled with the genuine
charcoal grilling is the secret to the
popularity of the dinners. On Saturday
evening, volunteers and members of
the club will begin the military like
operation building the huge, 30-foot
barbeque pits in the parking lot behind
The Gathering in downtown Plymouth.
Some of the cinder blocks used to hold
the charcoal fires are as old as the din-
ner itself, one club member speculat-
ed.
The Rotary Chicken Barbeque is
the anchor attraction of the annual
Plymouth Fall Festival. Dinners, which
include a half chicken, an ear of corn, a
dinner roll, a bag of chips, a soft drink
or water and dessert are priced at $10
if purchased in advance or $12 the day
of the event.
“More than half our sales are the
day of the dinner,” explained Wirgau,
who estimated that of the $90,000 the
Rotary Club donates to local and inter-
national charity each year, $30,000 is
earned at the chickenbarbeque.
Dinners are distributed at The
Gathering and Kellogg Park is usually
filed with diners enjoying the meal
although the carry-out drive through
service at West Middle School is very
popular, Wirgau said. The school is at
the corner of Sheldon Road and Ann
Arbor Trail. Dinners are available at
both locations beginning at 11 a.m. but
all the food is prepared at The
Gathering site.
Last year, Linville explained that
the planning and preparation for this
enormous event begins as soon as the
barbeque pits have closed the year
before. She said that the committee
and the volunteers learn something
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