Jul 29, 2023 | Days of Giving
On Saturday, July 29, 2023 Operation BBQ Relief served 550 meals at the All In Kansas City Back to School Event, sponsored by Kansas City-area Starbucks stores. In addition to free meals, the event provided backpacks, school supplies, groceries, haircuts, and more to...
Jul 27, 2023 | Deployments
Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011, when competitive pitmasters from nine different states answered the call to feed displaced families and first responders after a tornado struck Joplin, Missouri. Twelve years later we reached our 100th deployment milestone...
Jul 27, 2023 | Camp OBR News, Videos
Introducing Camp OBR: A Dream Realized For nine years, we’ve held a vision close to our hearts of a healing place, and now it has become a reality. In July of 2023 Camp OBR proudly held its inaugural retreat for Fathers, Sons, and Husbands of fallen military service...
Jul 14, 2023 | Days of Giving
In July, Operation BBQ Relief The Always Serving Project volunteers served lunch to 160 veterans at the Asheville VA Medical Center in North Carolina, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing...
Jul 12, 2023 | Camp OBR News, Videos
We are proud to host our first event at Camp OBR, our 190-acre retreat built to serve members of the military, veterans, first responders, and their families. Eleven fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands of fallen military service members from Tuesday’s Children...