Operation BBQ Relief is using the healing power of food to aid the Texas floods

First responders and the community in Texas have banded together in recent days after the state saw one of the deadliest floods in its history.

One organization is giving back in the most Texas way possible: with BBQ.

Operation BBQ Relief Senior Director Tina Saari joined RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander to discuss their mission, how many meals they have delivered to first responders, veterans, and families, and how others can get involved.

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