Recovery efforts continue for the millions of people suffering from the devastation left by Hurricane’s Helene and Milton.
One Kansas City group has been in Florida for weeks, serving hot meals after the back-to-back hurricanes.
With the destruction ranging from Florida to Appalachia, local non-profit Operation BBQ Relief hit a new record with its efforts.
“We’re here to serve, at the end of the day, that one hot meal that matters,” Co-founder and CEO Stan Hays said. “It just may be today, it went out almost 59,000 times.”
KSHB 41 News Operation BBQ Relief has been passing out plates of what Kansas City is known for in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The group served out a record 59,000 meals across the relief sites on Monday.
“I can’t do a lot. I can’t help them find a house, I can’t help them get shelter necessarily,” Hays said. “But I can make sure that they can have a good, comforting hot meal.”
Nearly 600,000 meals have gone out since Hurricane Helene hit in September.