Mercy Chefs is deploying to Mayfield, KY in response to 250-mile quad-state tornado that devastated this town overnight. We plan to serve our first meals tomorrow evening to provide a moment of hope during this horrific time.
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The remnants of Hurricane Helene pummeled western North Carolina bringing historic flooding to unprepared mountain towns. People are trapped in their homes without power, cell service, food, and water as they wait for floodwaters to subside and for help
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#Clarksville
#Tennessee
was hit by a devastating
#tornado
leaving fatalities, injuries, and destroying thousands of homes.
Mercy Chefs is deploying to Clarksville and the surrounding region to bring hope in the form of a meal and lift up the
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Last night,
#Sulphur
#Oklahoma
and surrounding towns were hit by devastating
#tornadoes
, leaving fatalities and injuries, and destroying neighborhoods and homes.
Mercy Chefs is deploying to Sulphur, OK, and the surrounding regions to lift up the
Neighbors helping neighbors during times of crisis. That’s what community is all about.
Today, Mercy Chefs distributed meals to Marshall, NC, and Hendersonville, NC. The people we served haven’t had access to fresh food and water in DAYS. This on top of experiencing the
In these challenging times, we're reminded of the power of coming together and the hope a warm meal brings.
Thank you to
@elonmusk
and the Musk Foundation for supporting our work on the ground in
#NorthCarolina
. Thanks to this generosity, we will continue serving thousands of
Vice President of Mercy Chefs Global, Carl Ladd, shares an update on our operations in
#Brazil
.
Our team has been in Brazil for several days assessing the greatest needs of the people after the worst
#flood
in Brazilian history displaced over half a million people and destroyed
The Mercy Chefs team is on their way to
#Mississippi
to bring hope in the form of a meal to the hurting people of Rolling Fork in the wake of the
#tornado
that obliterated their town last night. Go to to help us feed body & soul.
Mercy Chefs is sending a second team to Asheville, NC, to provide delicious, chef-prepared meals to Hurricane Helene victims experiencing catastrophic flooding.
When a friend of Mercy Chefs heard about our second deployment, they stepped forward with an amazing gift: a $50,000
Your compassion is saving infant lives today in Ukraine.
When we learned that baby formula was in critical shortage inside Ukraine and at the crowded borders, we initiated a worldwide search to bring this life-saving resource to refugees with infants in need.
Please pray for logistics to fall into place for our team as we travel, for the necessary grocery supplies to be readily available, and most of all for those affected, across four states, by this tornado. We are heartbroken seeing such devastation. We thank you for your support.
"My sister is blind in a hospital and she needs water." This humble cry for help through a Facebook comment is the reason we were able to deliver 6 pallets of water and bring 3,000 meals tonight to not only her sister's hospital but the 3 others in
#LeeCounty
as well.
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A long-track
#tornado
tore through northeast
#Oklahoma
yesterday evening, taking two lives and injuring dozens in the towns of
#Pryor
and
#Claremore
. Oklahoma is experiencing a record-breaking tornado season as the number of tornadoes to touch down this
Tune in to hear the critical details from Chef Gary’s afternoon update. In the wake of an EF-3
#tornado
, the people of
#Perryton
, Texas are in desperate need of hope. Thank you for sending us to
#FeedBodyAndSoul
here as long as there is need.
Last night’s dinner was a delicious pork loin that was smoked for hours in one of our smoker trailer. Even in the midst of this terrible disaster zone, our mission is to serve the most delicious meals as excellently and safely as possible. Shoutout to our amazing chef team 🙌
Look who joined our volunteer team at our site in Louisiana to serve with us today! Thank you for your commitment to feeding those impacted by the recent tornadoes,
@IvankaTrump
. We remain grateful for your support!
#FeedingBodyandSoul
Tonight we served our FIRST MEALS in response to
#HurricaneIda
here in Metairie, LA. Our team served nearly 1,000 hot, chef-prepared meals in the first 30 minutes of our dinner service tonight! The need all around us is so great.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
#LousianaStrong
❤️
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The Category 3
#HurricaneIdalia
slammed Florida's Big Bend this morning with record breaking winds and storm surge not seen in that area in 125 years. Mercy Chefs is en route to Live Oak, Florida to Suwannee High School to work with local partners and the EOC
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#HurricaneMilton
made landfall late in Siesta Key, FL, late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm. Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck
#Florida
, another disaster has torn through communities and left 3 million more people without power.
Mercy
We served our first meals last night for dinner, less than 24 hours after the tornado devastated this town, and we will continue meal service today. Thank you for all of your support 🙌
Mercy Chefs is deploying to Mayfield, KY in response to 250-mile quad-state tornado that devastated this town overnight. We plan to serve our first meals tomorrow evening to provide a moment of hope during this horrific time.
Because of your generous support, we’re able to serve hot, chef-prepared meals here on Maui. The need is so great, and at Mercy Chefs, our goal is to always serve the very best meal we can — no matter the circumstance. Last night’s dinner was a Cajun-style chicken pasta, with a
We will complete our holiday outreach for recovering flood victims in Waverly, TN this afternoon and relocate our team and equipment this evening to begin serving as many meals as possible as swiftly as possible.
Please share this post and tag your
#Florida
friends to help us spread the word about our free, hot meals in Live Oak, FL in the aftermath of
#HurricaneIdalia
.
*We will update our social media with any meal service changes to time or location.
Please join us in prayer for those in the path of Tropical Storm Helene, which is rapidly gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico and could make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Evacuations in Florida are already underway as the state prepares for what could be the
The stories we are hearing here on the beautiful island of
#Maui
are heartbreaking. This is Brad, a 40-year resident of
#Lahaina
and the owner of a local construction company. He has built dozens of homes and buildings across Lahaina — he even built
@citizenchurch
.maui, where we
We are serving free hot lunch and dinner out of Hope City Church in
#Houston
,
#Texas
today and every day for as long as needed!
If you or someone you know could use a delicious meal, join us! We are here to love on this community as they wait for the power to cut back on and
Our advance team landed in
#Turkey
yesterday, and started purchasing
#resources
such as groceries, hygiene products, diapers, and blankets. We sent 3 vans full of supplies to three different cities. And last night, we were able to serve about 2,000 hot meals to 4 cities.
In addition to serving our hot, chef-prepared meals, we’ve been handing out fresh watermelons to locals in
#Lahaina
. Produce is significantly more expensive on islands like Maui, and one watermelon can cost $15 or more at grocery stores.
You can see the joy these watermelons
Yesterday was a record breaking day for Mercy Chefs. 21,689 meals delivered in a single day of service. None of this was possible without your support ❤️
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
As we look back on the past few weeks, we are humbled by what a historic deployment this has been for our team. We provided 204,338 hot meals, deployed 3 of our mobile kitchens & went through 17 tractor trailer trucks filled with groceries over the course of 15 days.
When the power is out for days on end, daily life becomes extremely difficult.
Our chefs in
#Houston
,
#TX
are making delicious meals, and our amazing volunteers are plating and distributing meals to community members directly out of Hope City Church.
Thank you for sending us
Mercy Chefs is here in Mayfield, Kentucky serving hot lunch and dinner to victims, volunteers, and first responders plus five meals daily for search and rescue teams in the aftermath of this historic tornado.
Our team is battening down the hatches at our meal site in Mayfield, KY! Inclement weather will only increase the already great amount of need here in Kentucky.
#FeedingBodyandSoul
Today we are asking you to stand with us in
#prayer
for earthquake victims and survivors in Turkey and Syria.
We are already moving assets and support to our partners in the area, and tomorrow morning we will have more details on our response.
#PrayForTurkey
#PrayForSyria
Please join us in prayer for those in the path of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall in Tampa Bay, FL, late Wednesday evening as a Category 5 storm. Milton's impact is coming less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4
📣We need volunteers in Mississippi!📣
Everything that Mercy Chefs does has volunteers at the heart of it all. This is a couple that we served in Panama City Beach during Hurricane Michael and now they are here serving with us! Sign up here:
Over the weekend, we crossed the threshold of delivering 1 million pounds of food and supplies into Ukraine! Though this is a significant milestone, we know there is still so much to be done here. From our entire Mercy Chefs team, we thank you for standing with us.
Less than 24 hours after the massive tornado swept through this town, our Mercy Chefs team served our FIRST MEALS in Mayfield, KY to victims, first responders, & volunteers tonight. We thank you for your support — we can’t go unless you send us ❤️
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
WE ARE ON THE GROUND in Nashville, TN and our first chef-prepared, delicious meals will be served at dinner TONIGHT. We want to thank you for your prayers for safe travels and for your continued support over the coming days. We’ll have more updates soon!
Here in Clarksville, we have experienced how Tennessee truly is the “Volunteer State” in the way these volunteers have stepped up to serve their fellow neighbors in need.
Dozens of local residents and even
@JimCantore
and
@CharlesPeekWX
from
@weatherchannel
have joined us at
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Last night,
#Barnsdall
,
#Oklahoma
, and neighboring towns were struck by deadly tornadoes. The sun rose this morning to a town that has been destroyed, leaving residents of Barnsdall to deal with the damage, and to grieve what was lost.
Mercy Chefs is
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#HurricaneHelene
made landfall in
#Florida
as a strong Category 4, bringing 140-mph winds ashore and creating deadly storm surges in the Florida Panhandle.
Mercy Chefs has deployed to Newberry, FL, to provide chef-prepared meals to communities that have
We are on the ground in
#Claremore
,
#Oklahoma
serving a delicious, chef-prepared dinner less than 24 hours after a
#tornado
touched down. Our chefs made chicken stir-fry with fried rice, an egg roll, a spring salad, and fresh berries and a brownie for dessert.
We’re blessed to
Please continue to pray for the people of
#Mayfield
and the surrounding areas as they begin the long, cold road to recovery this Christmas. With your support, they know they will not walk alone.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
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Mercy Chefs is quickly responding to the catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. We are beginning to raise support for our partners on the ground to provide food and supplies as best we can with the current limited access to the island. Our first team members
@MCGuynn
@ryantannehill1
Thanks for sharing about us 🙌🏼 We were honored to serve in your community after Hurricane Michael. We are on our way to Nashville now!
All smiles from our wonderful chefs and volunteers on the ground in
#LittleRock
, Arkansas this evening! We cooked a delicious pasta bake for dinner and will be serving these complete meals to local families affected by the recent tornado.
Today, Mercy Chefs had the honor of partnering with
@Publix
to coordinate a distribution site of free bottled water and bagged ice for the victims of
#HurricaneIan
at a
@nextlevelswfl
church building.
First meals are being delivered to tornado victims in
#Barnsdall
, OK right now! Our team arrived on site this afternoon and immediately went to work preparing tonight’s beautiful dinner.
This evening we are serving fresh beef, pepperoni, and fire-roasted tomato pasta, nutritious
Today our team went on several deliveries in and around Mayfield, KY. There is devastation around every corner, & the stories we're hearing are heartbreaking. The pain this community is experiencing is unspeakable, but they always express their appreciation for your kindness.
The damage we're seeing is unimaginable -- just two weekends before Christmas. Mercy Chefs is planning our response to Mayfield, TN and plans to begin providing meals tomorrow evening.
Absolutely catastrophic damage in Mayfield. Be in prayer for everyone here. Gentleman at the roadblock said that his house was fine, but his next-door neighbor’s house was completely gone… There will be lots of stories like that here
#kywx
A huge thank you to
@GMA
and
@GioBenitez
for spending the morning with Mercy Chefs and highlighting the urgent need in Western North Carolina. We’re deeply grateful for your support as we serve the victims of Hurricane Helene, delivering hot meals to those in the hardest-to-reach
Around 400,000 people in
#Houston
,
#TX
are still without power including businesses and grocery stores. Under the current conditions, acquiring fresh and refrigerated foods is nearly impossible. Even then many people are unable to cook meals at home. Grocery shelves are empty.
2 days after a record setting day for us, we break our record again. We had the privilege of serving 23,246 delicious meals yesterday.
But these aren’t just numbers or meals. They represent over 23,000 lives touched by love in a box.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
Mercy Chefs will be serving hot, chef-prepared meals in Bradenton, FL, out of
@mybaysidechurch
for lunch and dinner!
Please share this post with all of your friends, family, and neighbors in
#Florida
and the surrounding areas to ensure that we can reach everyone who needs a hot
Chef Gary gives an update from our arrival yesterday in
#Florida
with information on our plans to feed people in the wake of
#HurricaneIdalia
. Our base is currently in Live Oak, Florida at Suwannee Middle School and we will begin meal service today.
In
Mercy Chefs is on the ground in Tallahassee, Florida as we prepare for
#HurricaneIdalia
. Watch for our latest update from Raymond LeBlanc, Community Engagement Manager.
#MercyChefs
is serving up hand-crafted chicken pot pie, steamed broccoli, a warm biscuit, and a cookie for dessert to the people of
#EasternKY
. We're at 4,500 meals so far and counting!
While we continue to serve in Rolling Fork, we are deploying a second team to
#LittleRock
, Arkansas in response to yesterday’s catastrophic
#tornado
. This storm swept through Arkansas, tearing roofs off buildings, trees down, thousands of power outages, and a tragic loss of life.
Our chefs are overjoyed to prepare delicious, hot meals for the families recovering from the deadly tornado that tore through
#Mississippi
.
Thank you for sending us to touch lives and bring joy to these tragic circumstances.
Mercy Chefs and our relief partners are making inroads deep into Ukraine. Yesterday, one team delivered thousands of pounds of food and basic necessities within 10 kilometers of the battle lines —
Tonight we served our first meals in Arabi, LA for the community struck by last week’s tornado. These chef-prepared meals were made w/ love complete with Cajun chicken cheesy pasta, homemade green beans, spinach and romaine salad, ciabatta cheese bread, and banana pudding!
The destruction of life and livelihood in Clarksville, Tennessee is heartbreaking. At least six people have been reported dead, dozens are injured, and the latest reports claim over 35,000 residents are without power. But Mercy Chefs is on the ground bringing help and hope as
It’s not often Mercy Chefs gets to deliver meals by boat in disaster zones. This week, we worked with the Patriot Emergency Response Team to deliver meals to families stranded on Pine Island.
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Mercy Chefs has now served over 60,000 meals to those affected by the
#MauiWildfires
. But we know our work is not yet done. As the beautiful community here slowly rebuilds their lives from scratch, we are dedicated to lend a steady, helping hand in the form of food.
While Mercy
Please join Mercy Chefs in praying for multiple communities across the Midwest that have just been hit by or are currently experiencing violent tornadoes.
#tornadoemergency
📷credit:
@hinto62
We are honored to continue serving here in Mayfield, KY. The need we’re seeing here is so great. Temperatures have continued to drop, but many are still without power and heat. That makes the impact of our hot, chef-prepared meals even more powerful. Thank you for your support❤️
Today’s delicious lunch in Southwest Florida was a chicken stir fry with a sesame soy slaw, a fresh plum, and a garlic knot! We’re so honored to serve this community the highest quality meals made with love during this time of severe devastation.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
We'd like to take a moment to recognize our incredible Mercy Chefs team who pour their heart and soul into every part of our organization. Today we honor you, and thank you for the millions of lives that have been touched by your hard work.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
Mercy Chefs will be serving hot lunch and dinner out of Claremore Christian School in
#Claremore
,
#OK
, for as long as this community needs! These meals are for ALL, so if you know someone who could use some delicious food today, send them our way!
Please share this post with
The 2024 HCSO & Shaquille O’Neal Sports Spectacular Summer Camp was the highlight of the season!We teamed up with
@SHAQ
and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office for their last day of camp!
To cap off a week full of sports and community events for middle and high school athletes, we
Please join us in praying for the people in the path of Tropical Storm
#Debby
, which is barreling toward Florida and strengthening into a potential Category 1
#hurricane
. Expected to move up the East Coast, Debby is predicted to bring catastrophic rainfall and historic flooding
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Last night, a
#tornado
struck the small community of
#Perryton
, Texas. With three dead, dozens injured, and a trail of destruction left through this remote town, the need is great. Mercy Chefs is deploying immediately to the area and will begin serving meals
Mercy Chefs is serving hot, chef-prepared meals in Mayfield, KY, to those affected by the tornado over the weekend. Our hope is to distribute as many meals as we can to the surrounding areas! Please see our current meal service times below.
#FeedingBodyAndSoul
Thank you for sending us to put smiles on faces in
#Turkey
where innocent men, women, and children have lost so much. Your financial support has funded thousands of hot meals, grocery bags, blankets, and survival supplies.
Today marks 1 week since we began serving meals to communities affected by
#HurricaneLaura
. Everyday we continue to be a lifeline to those who have have experienced unimaginable, devastating loss.
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A severe storm with hurricane-like winds tore through
#Houston
,
#TX
, and surrounding areas. An estimated one million people are without power, facing desperate circumstances as buildings lie shattered and multiple casualties have been reported.
Mercy