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The Big Heart of Hospitality

Last updated: September 26, 2018

We are humbled by the outpouring of support from people and businesses across the country who have reached out to help our state’s citizens and restaurant and hotel owners and their employees.

Please share with us your stories of strength and rescue during this time. Who are your local heroes you’d like to acknowledge? Take our survey.
Tag us @NCRLA and use hashtags #restaurantsgiveback and/or #CAREolinas

The Big Heart of Hospitality — Stories of Businesses Giving Back

  • Community Rallies To Rebuild Veggie Wagon, Aid Carolina Beach Families In Need
  • Pine Valley Market Served As Satellite Kitchen For World Central Kitchen
  • Heroes of Onslow: Leaders say Onslow’s heart is keeping them going
  • “Come Together for the Coast” – Chef Scott Crawford & Chefs Collaborate with The Sunday Supper on Hurricane Relief Events
  • New Bern restaurant serving free food in the dark to Florence victims
  • Surfhouse Cafe serves free meals to those affected by Florence
  • BBQ and hurricane relief: Raleigh restaurant answers the call
  • 4 Wilmington Restaurants Serve Up Acts of Charity
  • Bengel Hospitality,  Beer Army Food Truck feeds the New Bern community 
  • Rocky Top Hospitality partners with World Relief Kitchen to bring food, supplies, and more to those affected by Florence
  • Chick-fil-A and more restaurants giving away food to Hurricane Florence first responders
  • Southern Smoke BBQ of Garland feeds first responders
  • Catch the Food Truck feeding thousands of people affected by Florence
  • Greensboro Hotel Shelters Seniors from Wilmington
  • No Power, No Problem: NC Restaurant Cooks in the Dark for Community
  • Charlotte Hotels, Schools and Racetrack Serve Hurricane Evacuees
  • World Network of Chefs Comes to Wilmington for Hurricane Response
  • José Andrés’s Relief Kitchen Has Arrived in NC
  • Operation BBQ Relief: With enough ‘cue for 25,000 meals a day, nonprofit feeds a recovering Wilmington
  • Restaurants Begin To Serve, Food Trucks Mobilize In Wake Of Storm
  • Tryon Distributing hosts blood drive 
  • Triangle Chefs and Restaurateurs Rally to Make Meals, Donate Food, and Raise Funds for Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts
  • Chef Keith Rhodes raises money for Hurricane Florence relief
  • 80,000 meals served for Hurricane Florence
  • Waffle House sending in reinforcements
  • Oglebay Resort in VA: Offering free lodging to North Carolina evacuees through 9/20.
  • Inside Cracker Barrel’s war room: Military precision deployed in Hurricane Florence response
  • PepsiCo Foundation to donate $1 million, 350K meals to support Hurricane Florence relief
  • UnitedHealth Group donates $1.5 million to help those affected by Hurricane Florence
  • The Durham Hotel hosts Hurricane Florence Relief Dinner
  • Trophy Tap and Table donates portion of sales to hurricane relief
  • How Hotels and Airlines Are Helping Out Ahead of Hurricane Florence

How to help: VOLUNTEER

  • Activate Good Volunteering Opportunities
  • World Central Kitchen

How to help: DONATE

  • North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund
  • Salvation Army
  • Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
  • World Central Kitchen
  • American Red Cross
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Fill out this quick form to let us know about your donation, fundraiser or simple act of goodwill.

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