Wilmington & Hope Mills, North Carolina (Hurricane) / 323,925 Meals Over 16 Days
In September 2018, Hurricane Florence caused severe damage in the Carolinas that resulted from freshwater flooding. Hurricane Florence dropped 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown, North Carolina and became the wettest tropical cyclone recorded in the Carolinas....
Signal Hill with Stan Hays Interview
Stan Hays is the Co-Founder of Operation BBQ Relief. Named one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes of 2017, he and his team of volunteers have served more than one million meals for victims and first responders of natural disasters such as the 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri;...
Montrose, Pennsylvania (Flood) / 1,950 Meals Over 3 Days
On August 14, 2018, flash flooding caused by several days of heavy rain led Susquehanna County to declare a state of emergency in response to damaged houses and roads. This was compounded by similar flooding that had damaged communities in the area only a few weeks...
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Operation BBQ Relief conducted a Day Of Giving at Ft. Bragg, NC to feed 1,200 members of the Special Warfare Medical Group. These troops are some of the most highly trained and specialized individuals in the military.
Redding, California (Fire) / 20,553 Meals Over 9 Days
The Carr Fire began on July 23, 2018 and burned more than 218,000 acres in California. It caused evacuations of over 36,000 people in Shasta and Trinity counties. Almost 2,000 structures were either damaged or destroyed and over $1.659 billion in damages occurred....
Moro, Oregon (Fire) / 2,000 Meals Over 3 Days
The Substation Fire began on July 17, 2018 and burned approximately 80,000 acres in Oregon. Due to strong winds, the fire grew rapidly and moved approximately 18 miles in a matter of days. After the Oregon Governor declared a state of emergency, Operation BBQ relief...