Blog - Operation BBQ Relief

Tampa, Florida – Wilmer Valderrama and Hillsborough County

On March 29, 2025, Operation BBQ Relief, in partnership with Wilmer Valderrama, E.P.U., and the Hillsborough County Tax Collector's Office, returned to West Park in Tampa’s Town 'N’ Country area for a special event supporting the community’s ongoing recovery from...

Wilmer Valderrama surprises Florida community with much-needed hurricane relief

Wilmer Valderrama and his team joined forces with Operation BBQ Relief and the Hillsborough County Tax Collector’s Office for a day dedicated to giving back to the Leto Community to feed residents and first responders, in partnership with Hillsboro County. Read the...

Tampa, Florida – Pinellas County Officer Development

Operation BBQ Relief was honored to provide 120 meals to the future leaders of the fire service at the Pinellas County Officer Development program as part of The Always Serving Project on March 26, 2025. Over the course of three days, firefighters and fire officers...

Cave City, Arkansas (Tornado) / 4,460 Meals Over 7 Days

After an EF3 tornado hit Cave City, Ark. on March 14, 2025, Operation BBQ Relief deployed and began serving meals within 72 hours. We had the honor of providing 4,460 meals over the course of seven days to this resilient town, and in return, we were met with nothing...

Josh DeMoray

When Josh DeMoray, a Scientology Volunteer Minister, left his home in Holiday, Fla. to help those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California, he had no idea what to expect. “I had never heard of Operation BBQ Relief until after I had landed in Los Angeles and...