KSHB 41 – Maui Fires
Operation BBQ Relief teams up with restaurants in Maui to serve thousands of wildfire victims
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...
KMBC – Maui Fires
On the ground in Maui: Operation BBQ Relief on disaster response
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
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
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...