From the Heart – September 2020
From the Heart September 2020 – Hurricane Laura UpdateMessage from CEO In 15 days, Operation BBQ Relief has provided 293,231 hot meals with the support from over 200 volunteers from 32 states. While the number of meals served are extraordinarily high, the magnitude of...
Business Insider – Lake Charles, LA
Volunteer barbecue chefs in Louisiana are feeding hundreds of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Laura
Cedar Rapids Deployment 2020
Lake Charles, LA
Beaumont, Texas (Hurricane) / 7,836 Meals Over 6 Days
Hurricane Laura made landfall in Texas on August 27, 2020. This hurricane resulted in approximately 160,000 power outages and 8,500 people being displaced into temporary shelters. The U.S. Army and EMS were there to provide much needed aid to the victims along with...
Lake Charles, Louisiana (Hurricane) / 379,591 Meals Over 21 Days
Hurricane Laura, which was one of the strongest hurricanes on record, made landfall in Louisiana on August 27, 2020. With sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, Hurricane Laura inflicted an estimated 10 billion dollars in damage and caused the deaths of at least 26...