PORTSMOUTH, Va., Sept. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based disaster relief and
humanitarian aid organization, is serving hot, chef-prepared meals
to the victims, volunteers and first responders of Hurricane
Helene.
The nonprofit, which has served more than 27 million meals since
its founding in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, has set
up a base for operations in Newberry,
Florida. The team is serving meals from Destiny Community
Church, located at 20820 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669. Lunch will be served from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with the
exception of Sunday. Dinner service will be provided daily from
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Mercy Chefs is also distributing meals to other areas of great
need including Crystal River,
Cedar Key and Perry.
"The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene along Florida's Big Bend and the Southeast is
overwhelming," said Gary LeBlanc,
founder and CEO of Mercy Chefs. "We have the capacity to produce
upwards of 20,000 meals per day as we work to feed body and soul
wherever we are needed most."
After Hurricane Katrina, LeBlanc went to New Orleans to volunteer and realized disaster
relief could be done better. Nearly 20 years later, the
organization he founded has provided restaurant-quality meals
across the country and around the globe.
To support Mercy Chefs in its current relief
efforts, visit:
https://mercychefs.com/helene-response/.
Follow Mercy Chefs on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram for updates on relief efforts.
ABOUT MERCY CHEFS
Mercy Chefs is a 501c3
founded in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The
organization exists to provide professionally prepared,
restaurant-quality meals to victims, volunteers
and first responders in natural disasters and
national emergencies and partners with existing ministries with
food service in underserved communities across the country and
around the globe. Since its
founding, Mercy Chefs has served more than 27
million meals. In 2020, Mercy Chefs founder Gary LeBlanc was recognized by Southern Living
Magazine as a "Hometown Hero," and Mercy Chefs was
named the 2020 Small Business of the Year in the nonprofit category
by Inside Business and the Hampton Roads
Chamber. Mercy Chefs also has been featured in major
news outlets such as CNN, Fox News, NBC News, PBS and ABC News. For
more information, visit MercyChefs.com.
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