The Jani-King Gulf Coast assisted today with preparing over 18,000 meals for the flood victims and first responders with the Operation BBQ Relief teams in Hammond, LA.
Operation BBQ Relief is a disaster response team made up of competition BBQ teams and volunteers. It was founded in May, 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri.
Operation BBQ Relief is made up of over 3,500 volunteers that have a passion to help people in their time of need after disasters strike.
Since 2011 the volunteers and teams have been deployed for over 180 days in 19 states after 30 disasters. To learn more about volunteering needs for deployments, fundraisers, and day-to-day operations please visit www.operationbbqrelief.org/register
