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About this facility
- Mission
- The vision vision for Mercy Chefs was born while R.
Gary LeBlanc was leading Operation Blessing’s mobile
kitchen on its maiden voyage in the days after Hurricane
Katrina. The call to feed people and share the hope of
better days to come led him to a point in the midst of t
his horrific disaster where a passion to provide high
quality and professionally prepared meals to victims,
volunteers and first responders was birthed. Mercy
Chefs was founded 9 months later to bring volunteers
and industry professionals together, with the most
efficient equipment available, in a way no one had
done before. The call to provide comfort and compassion in disasters
dates to Gary’s remembrance as a child in New Orleans of
Hurricanes Betsy and Camille. The power of hospitality
and a shared meal is a legacy of his Cajun roots and
the influence of watching his grandmothers as they fed
family, friends and strangers alike. Mercy Chefs is
dedicated to the call to go feed people with the evidence
of God's love and a message of grace and mercy. - Service
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2025 California Wildfires:
https://mercychefs.com/california-wildfires-response/
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FROM THE SITE 10/27/12 (LTel)
From the Desk of:
Gary LeBlanc, Mercy Chefs
Dear Facebok Friends,
A quick update to let you know that our Mercy Chefs team is
closely monitoring Hurricane Sandy which is now expected to
make landfall along the I-95 Northeast corridor.
The storm could impact 65-70 million people, with millions
losing power. Throughout the weekend, I will be in close
contact with state emergency management officials as well as
our ministry partners to ensure that Mercy Chefs can provide
relief as needed to the hardest hit areas.
Tomorrow, we will begin moving Mercy Chefs resources into
Virginia. This will allow us to respond to the earliest
possible impact while putting us within hours of reaching
almost anywhere along the northeast corridor.
If this storm takes the track now projected, we could witness
a very serious emergency event impacting the most densely
populated region in the entire nation. There is even the
possibility of heavy snow on the back side of the storm.
This could result in massive power outages inland as well
as in coastal regions.
BE PREPARED!
If you live along the northeast corridor, I cannot emphasize
enough how important it is to be prepared. Storms of this
magnitude can be extremely dangerous. And once power is lost,
the world changes dramatically. FEMA has many useful resources
posted, including emergency kit checklists. Go here:
http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
I will be sending you email updates as events warrant. The
fastest way to get the latest information from Mercy Chefs
is to through our Facebook page.
Finally, thank you so much for your prayers and support. I
am so grateful for friends like you who make it possible
for our team to provide the comfort of a hot meal to
those whose lives have been turned upside down by disasters.
May God bless you.
Gary LeBlanc
Founder/President
Mercy Chefs Inc.
P.S. As I noted, we are moving our kitchen resources into
position and will be staged in Virginia so we can respond
as quickly as possible as events warrant. Much of our expenses
occur prior to deployment as we stage and equip our Mercy Chefs
facilities. If you would like to make a tax-deductible gift
today to help us prepare, please visit our website:
www.mercychefs.com/donate