Jamie Gottlieb – Hawaii 2023

Jamie Gottlieb – Hawaii 2023

Some Operation BBQ Relief volunteers have been involved with the organization for years. Some, like Jamie Gottlieb, we just met. However, she has already become a part of the family. Jamie lives in Kihei, Hawaii on Maui, just 20 miles south of Lahaina where wildfires...
Chris Schobel – Hawaii 2023

Chris Schobel – Hawaii 2023

When wildfires broke out on the island of Maui in Hawaii on August 8, 2023, it was never a question of “if” Operation BBQ Relief would respond, but of “when.” Sending a disaster response team to an island is uniquely challenging, however. Unable to send our usual...
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (Fire) / 33,523 Meals Over 22 Days

Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (Fire) / 33,523 Meals Over 22 Days

When wildfires broke out on the island of Maui in Hawaii on August 8, 2023, it was never a question of if Operation BBQ Relief would respond, but when. Sending a disaster response team to an island was uniquely challenging. Normally we deploy with an extensive arsenal...
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

On Friday, August 4, Operation BBQ Relief volunteers were on the ground at U.S. Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City in North Carolina, celebrating the U.S. Coast Guard’s 233rd birthday! They served 5,000 meals to active duty and retired Coast Guardsmen, their family...