Originally from Fountain Run, KY, he is a professional in barbecuing (16 years experience). He moved to Louisville in 1976 to find work and was homeless for a while. After finding a job, he started a Bar-B-Q catering business.

"Bo" has donated Bar-B-Q cookouts to various charitable organizations since 1991

1991

Ben Dunn donated many cookouts to various tax-exempt organizations:

• The Home of the Innocents
• The Wayside Christian Mission
• The Wellspring House
• The Lord's Kitchen
• The Center for Women and Families
• The Healing Place
• The Home of the Innocent's Pregnant and Parenting Teens Center
• The Tri-County Community Action Agency

1995

Ben Dunn formed a partnership to benefit the homeless and underprivileged.

Country Bo's Bar-B-Q provided private catering services and fundraising activities consisting of sale of Bar-B-Q dinners to the general public. Net income from this business was used to purchase necessary equipment and to purchase food to contribute to various tax-exempt organizations.

1998

to

2006

Ben and Brigitte Dunn and Barbara Bogard form a nonprofit corporation called Country Bo's Meals On Grills, Inc. (Now dissolved.)

The board of directors met every other month to report on the organization's effort and discuss ways to better serve our community.

2007

Ben Dunn begins sole proprietorship as Country Bo Bar-B-Q.