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Operation BBQ Relief Prepares for Helene

Operation BBQ Relief Prepares for Helene

As Tropical Storm Helene continues its path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, we are staging equipment in Alabama to respond quickly. Please listen to this important message from our CEO and Co-Founder Stan Hays, then visit our website at OBR.org to donate or register to...

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Dallas, Texas – BBQ for Our Heroes

Dallas, Texas – BBQ for Our Heroes

We were honored to partner with the Assist the Officer Foundation - Dallas to provide 2,000 meals for their “BBQ for our Heroes” fundraiser held in Dallas, Texas on September 19, 2024. The event raised money for the family of Officer Darron Burks, who was killed in...

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Houma, Louisiana (Hurricane) / 26,625 Meals Over 9 Days

Houma, Louisiana (Hurricane) / 26,625 Meals Over 9 Days

Hurricane Francine made landfall on Louisiana’s southern coast on September 11, 2024, as a Category 2, leaving widespread power outages and flooding in its wake. We were on the ground in Houma, La. within 48 hours serving the “One Hot Meal That Matters” to those in...

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Houston, Texas – Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Houston, Texas – Tunnel to Towers Foundation

The Operation BBQ Relief team, led by our Senior Director of Logistics & Inventory Chris Huggins, was proud to provide 150 hot barbecue meals to the veteran residents of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Veterans Village in Houston, Texas on Aug. 31, 2024. We also...

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Mike “Jet Blue” Schwirian

Mike “Jet Blue” Schwirian

Mike “Jet Blue” Schwirian, the 2023 Operation BBQ Relief Innovation Award recipient, has been an integral part of our volunteer family for seven years. He volunteers hundreds of hours each year and goes above and beyond in service to our mission. “I have a competition...

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