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Operation Restaurant Relief comes to California to feed communities in need
during COVID-19 crisis
Article and Photos courtesy of Operation BBQ Relief
Operation BBQ Relief, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit disaster relief organiza- tion that has provided almost four million meals in 26 states since its founding in 2011, has now shifted efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to deploying their trademark effort of providing hot barbecue meals to those affected by natural disasters, Operation BBQ Relief.
Operation BBQ Relief launched a new program called Operation Restaurant Relief with great success last month in Kansas City, Philadel- phia, Pittsburgh, Hilton Head, and several other cities throughout the country.
Over 750,000 meals were served to communities in need, healthcare workers and first responders in re- sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to its success, the program is expanding its reach by adding new cities across the country on a weekly basis, including launches in Los Angeles and Nashville. The new initiative revives closed restaurants by utilizing their kitchens to pro- vide the free meals. As part of the effort, the restaurants will rehire
laid off workers to comply with the program and receive a stipend for their participation from Operation BBQ Relief.
Led by Food Network star and restauranteur Chef Aaron May, Op- eration BBQ Relief rolled out their first Operation Restaurant Relief ef- fort at The Shelby in Los Angeles providing over 2,500 hot meals each day for two weeks. May currently operates Dough in Los Angeles as well as Bullseye Event Group in In- diana. “I couldn’t be more excited to again team up with Operation BBQ relief. And to be able to help in even the smallest way in the city I live in, alongside another great partner like The Shelby makes it even better,” says May.
The Shelby owner Chad England said, “The Shelby is honored to have been selected by Operation BBQ Re- lief as part of this effort to provide 35,000 meals to the people of Los Angeles. These are unprecedented times and we are proud to be able to give back to the community that we love.”
While restaurants receive a small
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