Veterans Day 2023

Veterans Day 2023

In November 2023, Operation BBQ Relief provided 4,850 hot meals to Veterans and Military Service Members across 12 states in honor of Veterans Day! Thanks so much to all of our volunteers and community partners who made these events possible. We were honored to give...
Southern Living

Southern Living

Stan Hays featured in Southern Living’s Meet The 2023 Southerners Of The...
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,...