Operation BBQ Relief just completed a 16-day deployment in Wilmington, N.C., following Hurricane Florence with more than 300,000 meals served.

October 16, 2018

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Prairie Foods sends truckloads of pork to Hurricane Michael sites
Operation BBQ Relief

Source: Seaboard Foods
Pork from the Great Plains and the Midwest is heading south in support of Hurricane Michael relief. Two truckloads of Prairie Fresh pork will head out Tuesday from Sioux City to Panama City, Fla., to support Operation BBQ Relief in providing hot barbecue meals to those affected by the devastating storm.

OBR mobilizes barbecue cook teams into natural disaster areas to provide hot barbecue meals to those impacted and the many people who come to help. OBR expects to serve nearly 40,000 meals a day this week at its two deployment sites located in Panama City and Tallahassee, Fla. Prairie Fresh Pork is the official pork supplier to OBR. In addition to these two loads, Prairie Fresh products were shipped to Florida this weekend and prior to the deployment, which began serving hot meals on Oct. 12.

OBR completed a 16-day deployment on Oct. 1 in Wilmington, N.C., following Hurricane Florence with more than 300,000 meals served. During this deployment, OBR served a milestone 2 millionth meal since it was founded in 2011. With back-to-back major deployments, the organization is in need of monetary donations and more volunteers.

“We continued to be amazed by the commitment and dedication of OBR and its volunteers, especially after just completing a record-breaking long deployment in North Carolina,” says David Eaheart, senior director of communications and brand marketing for Prairie Fresh. “With a hot barbecue meal comes comfort that not only nourishes the body but the soul, especially during the tough times people are facing following Hurricane Michael. OBR is truly living its mission to bring hope, compassion and friendship one hot barbecue meal at a time.”

 

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