Wilmington, North Carolina
On Saturday September 9th, 2023 Operation BBQ Relief and a few North Carolina disaster partners (Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh - Cape Fear, Legal Aid of North Carolina - Wilmington, & New Hanover County Emergency Management) worked together for a...
KCTV5 – Response teams from KC help those dealing with Hurricane Idalia
Response teams from KC help those dealing with Hurricane Idalia
Live Oak, Florida (Hurricane) / 306,812 Meals Over 20 Days
On August 29, 2023, as one volunteer team returned from deployment in Maui, another group was already en route to Florida, gearing up to respond to Hurricane Idalia. As the Category 3 hurricane approached, they provided meals to first responders and search and rescue...
John Webb and Patti Welty – Hawaii 2023
John Webb and Patti Welty of Lawrence, Kansas were eagerly anticipating their upcoming vacation to Maui when wildfires broke out on the island on August 8. Instead of canceling their trip, they decided to go to Maui anyway. “When we heard about the fire and the...
KSHB 41 – Maui Fires
Operation BBQ Relief teams up with restaurants in Maui to serve thousands of wildfire victims
Jamie Gottlieb – Hawaii 2023
Some Operation BBQ Relief volunteers have been involved with the organization for years. Some, like Jamie Gottlieb, we just met. However, she has already become a part of the family. Jamie lives in Kihei, Hawaii on Maui, just 20 miles south of Lahaina where wildfires...