Mercy Chefs serving meals in Mayfield, KY Following tornadoes

PORTSMOUTH, Va., December 11, 2021

Mercy Chefs serving meals in Mayfield, KY Following tornadoes
Mercy Chefs Deploying to Mayfield, Kentucky Following Tornadoes

Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization that serveschef-prepared meals in national emergencies and natural disasters, is deploying to Mayfield, Kentucky following the deadly tornadoes that hit six states Friday night and Saturday morning.

Mercy Chefs begins serving meals to victims, volunteers and first responders tonight from His House Ministries located at 1250 KY-303, Mayfield, KY 42066. Mercy Chefs will continue meal service in the days that follow.

“Our team is heartbroken over this tremendous loss of life and devastation that has affected so many communities,” said Gary LeBlanc, founder and CEO of Mercy Chefs. “In years of doing disaster relief work, the destruction never becomes any less shocking. Our hope is that our meals will bring comfort to the Mayfield community during this time of tragedy.”

Mercy Chefs was founded in the aftermath of Katrina when LeBlanc went to New Orleans to volunteer and realized disaster relief could be done better. Mercy Chefs has served over 18.5 million meals since 2006 in response to national and international emergencies and natural disasters.

To support Mercy Chefs in its current relief efforts, visit www.mercychefs.com.  Follow Mercy Chefs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates on its 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 around the country. Since its founding, Mercy Chefs has served over 20 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. In 2015, it received both the Virginia Governor’s Volunteerism Award and the Hampton Roads Volunteer Achievement Award for its service. For more information, visit MercyChefs.com.