The American Red Cross has been working around the clock with our partners to provide critical support to help those impacted by flash flooding in Eastern Kentucky. One of those partners is Operation BBQ Relief, a nonprofit organization that helps feed first responders and communities affected by natural disasters.
Partnering with Red Cross to feed those impacted by the Kentucky floods, Operation BBQ Relief – based in Missouri – is a caravan of cooks, mobile pits, kitchens, and volunteers from across the nation. During this relief operation, the kitchen setup in Hazard, KY preparing lunch and dinner seven days a week. Operation BBQ Relief is partnering with Red Cross to utilize emergency response vehicles and volunteers to deliver meals twice daily throughout the mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
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| Mike Richter, Operation BBQ Relief |
Mike Richter, Site Lead and Expedite for Operation BBQ Relief, explained that the pit cooks have early start days and endure intense cooking conditions working with the tilt skillets that are at boiling temperatures, hours of opening cans, and double the workload as they prepare two meals daily. Mike says he depends on the Red Cross to obtain the numbers of meals needed and then it’s his job to process the orders through the pickup line, where he says he ensures the Red Cross volunteers have what they need to serve the impacted communities.
Mike says Operation BBQ Relief has approximately 21 volunteers working in Kentucky to ensure they fulfill their mission, “We feed the people, that’s what we’re here to do.”
Learn more about Operation BBQ Relief's mission here.
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