Camp OBR Update – November 2023

Camp OBR Update – November 2023

Excitement is in the air and lots of progress is being made at Camp OBR, Operation BBQ Relief’s 190-acre retreat built for Military, Veterans, First Responders, and their Families. Hear more from our CEO and Co-Founder Stan Hays below, and visit our website at...
Randy Hartmann

Randy Hartmann

Randy Hartmann first heard about Operation BBQ Relief in 2018 and was immediately intrigued by our mission to provide hot meals and hope to communities in need. “As a pitmaster and career firefighter/paramedic, I knew this would be a natural fit for me – continuing my...
Joy Lloyd

Joy Lloyd

Since 2017, Joy Lloyd has served Operation BBQ Relief behind the scenes first as a virtual volunteer and now as a Senior Volunteer Coordinator, performing tasks from her home such as coordinating and setting up deployments and projects, training volunteers,...
Camp OBR Update – October 2023

Camp OBR Update – October 2023

Fall is here, the leaves are changing, and a ton of progress is being made at our beautiful Camp OBR, Operation BBQ Relief’s 190-acre retreat built for Military, Veterans, First Responders, and their...
David Burch

David Burch

Longtime volunteer David Burch of Smokey Dave’s BBQ first heard of Operation BBQ Relief in 2011 when we responded to a need for tornado relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. Competitive pitmasters from nine states answered the call to feed displaced families and first...