Goodman, Missouri (Tornado) / 1557 Meals Over 4 Days
An EF2 tornado hit Goodman on the evening of April 4, 2017. With winds around 120 miles per hour, the storm knocked out power and damaged the school, fire station, and many homes and businesses. Operation BBQ Relief volunteers arrived when the local authorities...
Did You Know? Statistics
Since May 2011, Operation BBQ Relief volunteers have been deployed for 220 days, to 40 disasters in 22 states and have served 1,200,474 hot BBQ meals to those in need. To serve almost 1.2 million meals it takes approximately: 515,000 pounds of raw pork 65,000 number...
Hutchinson & Reno County, Kansas (Fire) / 1,850 Meals Over 3 Days
On March 8, 2017, Reno County and the surrounding communities experienced intense wildfires. The fires are estimated to have burned over 5,400 acres of residential property and a golf course. 10 homes were destroyed and two people were injured, and many more were...
Smithville, Missouri (Tornado) / 525 Meals Over 2 Days
In March, 2017, an EF2 tornado with winds up to 132 miles per hour damaged or destroyed approximately 70 homes in Smithville. The local airport was also damaged by extremely strong winds that were a part of this storm. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported....
2016 Year in Review
7 Disasters in 6 States In 2016, Operation BBQ Relief deployed to 7 disasters in 6 states. Approximately 536,874 meals were served over 45 days. The first deployment of the year in January was in response to flooding in St. Louis. In March, OBR deployed to Louisiana...
Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Fire) / 13,400 Meals Over 3 Days
From November to December, 2016, a fire that began in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park spread to the neighboring communities. This massive fire killed 14 people, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and businesses, and forced the evacuation of approximately 14,000...