PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - From counting packets to filling boxes, dozens of volunteers and Pinellas Park city employees teamed up to help pack food supplies for Jamaica.

What we know:

The non-profit Operation BBQ Relief packed meals on Thursday at a Pinellas Park warehouse to send to Jamaica so families in need on the island won’t have to worry about food, following the devastating blow from Hurricane Melissa .

"What we’ve packed so far is just over 113,000 meals behind us right now," said Stan Hays, the CEO and co-founder of Operation BBQ Relief. "We already had another 10,000 to 15,000 that were already packed that we had some with some volunteers beforehand, so that’s what has gone out so far."

Hays said each box of non-perishable food will feed a family of four for six days. Oper

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