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...
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Jonesboro, Arkansas (Tornado) / 1,700 Meals Over 2 Days
On the evening of March 28, 2020, a supercell thunderstorm produced several tornadoes in Arkansas. The most significant tornado was an EF3 tornado that ripped through Jonesboro. With winds up to 140 miles per hour, the tornado damaged homes, businesses, and an airport...