'Random Acts of BBQ'

Besides coming up with the best name for a promotion I can recall, Sonny's BBQ (multiple locations) is onto something with this: Guests get to nominate a deserving individual or family in their community to receive a free holiday meal. "We have all been touched ... by stories of those who triumph over adversity or give of themselves. Sonny's BBQ wants to hear those stories ... and reward some of those nominees," said Michael Alberici in the press release about the nominations, which will be accepted until Jan. 15.

Submit your nomination for "Random Acts of BBQ" through the website randomactsofbbq.com; up to 100 people in the nine states where Sonny's operates will get the meal, a choice of a ham or turkey dinner with fixings, sides and banana pudding, according to press materials.