notes: 11/1/12: UPDATE FOR VOLUNTEERS: Folks, we are in the process of securing two locations, one in the area of Forked River, New Jersey and the other in lower Manhattan, New York. We are close on a few but the issue is several will not let us set up unless there is sewer and potable water. Again, the location at Meat BBQ Co. in Forked River is NOT where we are cooking. It was a staging area only and a location where we can have supplies shipped so that we can pick them up. Please do not call or otherwise interfere with Matt and his business there! Additionally, we are putting together a schedule so that we can have the best coverage of volunteers over the longest period of time. We are basing it off of estimated OBR needs and the timeframes you as volunteers have stated that you are available. Please hang on for just a bit longer until we can update you. Thank you from Operation BBQ Relief --------------------------- 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@ OperationBBQRelief.org 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts -> 11/1/12: UPDATE FOR VOLUNTEERS: Folks, we are in the process of securing two locations, one in the area of Forked River, New Jersey and the other in lower Manhattan, New York. We are close on a few but the issue is several will not let us set up unless there is sewer and potable water. Again, the location at Meat BBQ Co. in Forked River is NOT where we are cooking. It was a staging area only and a location where we can have supplies shipped so that we can pick them up. Please do not call or otherwise interfere with Matt and his business there! Additionally, we are putting together a schedule so that we can have the best coverage of volunteers over the longest period of time. We are basing it off of estimated OBR needs and the timeframes you as volunteers have stated that you are available. Please hang on for just a bit longer until we can update you. Thank you from Operation BBQ Relief Report - http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2012/11/brick_residents_get_disaster_relief_from_alabama_agency_in_wake_of_hurricane_sandy.html --------------------------- 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@ OperationBBQRelief.org 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts

notes: 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@ OperationBBQRelief.org 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts -> 11/1/12: UPDATE FOR VOLUNTEERS: Folks, we are in the process of securing two locations, one in the area of Forked River, New Jersey and the other in lower Manhattan, New York. We are close on a few but the issue is several will not let us set up unless there is sewer and potable water. Again, the location at Meat BBQ Co. in Forked River is NOT where we are cooking. It was a staging area only and a location where we can have supplies shipped so that we can pick them up. Please do not call or otherwise interfere with Matt and his business there! Additionally, we are putting together a schedule so that we can have the best coverage of volunteers over the longest period of time. We are basing it off of estimated OBR needs and the timeframes you as volunteers have stated that you are available. Please hang on for just a bit longer until we can update you. Thank you from Operation BBQ Relief --------------------------- 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@ OperationBBQRelief.org 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts

notes: 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@OperationBBQRelief.org The location(s) still needs to be determined, we are working with the local Emergency Operations Center and other locals on a good location(s). 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts -> 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@ OperationBBQRelief.org 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts

notes: 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! SUPPLY NEEDS: -> 10/30/12 via Operation BBQ Relief: Finally! Some news on at least our staging area and a location where folks donating supplies, sauces, rubs and food can ship! This will be in Forked River, NJ. Matt Ragusa, owner of Meat BBQ Co. Has graciously said that OBR can start at his business location. The address for Meat BBQ Co. is 212A Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Any donations being sent, please include "Attention Operation BBQ Relief". We should have an OBR field leader there sometime tomorrow. Thank you! What can you do? Below are our needs: 1 - Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer to help cook and serve food with us in New Orleans please email us at: info@OperationBBQRelief.org The location(s) still needs to be determined, we are working with the local Emergency Operations Center and other locals on a good location(s). 2 - Food and Non-Food Supplies - We are still working on the projection of meals a day but with the power outages and damaged areas 3000-5000 is a safe estimate. Here is the list of items we need: Protein - pork butt, pork loin, sausage, chicken, etc Bread Chips Water and Gatorade Aluminum Pans (full sized) Aluminum Foil (large roll wide) Disposable Rubber Gloves - Large and XLarge Clam Shells Flatware Paper towels clorox wipes and spray bleach serving utensils wood, pellets and charcoal etc... I am sure we are missing some things but these are the basics. 3 - Monetary Donation - Lastly, if you are unable to volunteer and do not have the ability to help with items needed above you can always go to our website and make a monetary donation. Every little bit helps! Go to: www.operationbbqrelief.org and click the donate button on the left side! As a 501c3 non profit your donations are tax deductible. Please share this email with your friends and help us get the word out on what we need! Thank you for your continued support! Stay tuned to our facebook page for updated information! https://www.facebook.com/OperationBBQRelief?fref=ts