Blog - Operation BBQ Relief

New Leadership at Operation BBQ Relief

Head of Field Operations Joey Rusek has been promoted to Head of Field Operations. Joey has played an integral role during the past two months as we launched the Operation Restaurant Relief program throughout the country. Joey has been the point of contact for all...

From the Heart – May 2020

From the Heart May 2020Message from CEO Operation BBQ Relief celebrated our 9th Anniversary on May 24th. It was 9 years ago that our pitmaster friends began our first deployment to Joplin, MO following the devastating tornado and served 120,000 hot BBQ meals to local...

From the Heart – April 2020

From the Heart April 2020Meals served since 20113,422,423 CONNECT, INSPIRE, SERVE, EDUCATE, AND FEED THOSE IN NEED Message from CEO Operation BBQ Relief has been very busy responding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Operation Restaurant Relief (ORR) program has launched in...

Clemson, South Carolina (Tornado) / 200 Meals Over 1 Day

On April 13, 2020, an EF3 tornado with winds up to 140 miles per hour touched down for 16 miles in South Carolina. This was the most severe weather outbreak in the state since 2008. This tornado wrecked hundreds of homes, caused power outages for hundreds of thousands...