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WCK immediately prepares & serves fresh, nourishing meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during humanitarian crises. #ChefsForTheWorld
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COLOMBIA UPDATE: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck today. WCK mobilized immediately. Alejandro is on the ground in Manizales, leading our first food and water distribution for communities impacted across the region. We will keep you posted as the situation develops. #ChefsForColombia ACTUALIZACIÓN DESDE COLOMBIA: Un terremoto de magnitud 7.4 sacudió el país hoy. WCK se movilizó de inmediato. Alejandro está sobre el terreno en Manizales, liderando nuestra primera distribución de comida y agua para las comunidades afectadas en toda la región. Los mantendremos informados a medida que la situación se desarrolle. #ChefsForColombia
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WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine team regularly delivers flour to Hell’s Kitchen, a volunteer-led bakery in Kharkiv and one of our longtime local partners. However, a recent Russian strike ignited a fire in their warehouse that destroyed 11 pallets of flour. We quickly made another delivery to replace the damaged supplies and ensure the volunteers here can keep baking fresh bread for the communities that depend on it every day.
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Meet Hlib. He's 10 years old and lives in Trudoliubivka in the Kherson region—a village that was under Russian occupation. When his family returned home, they found it burned to the ground. Now, they're rebuilding. But Hlib still has his dreams. He loves football because "the players are fast and very strong, and they always pursue their goals." His favorite player is Ronaldo. After games with his friends, he's enjoying WCK snacks. Our teams are on the ground across Ukraine, making sure kids like Hlib have the nourishment they need to keep dreaming, keep playing, and keep going. #ChefsForUkraine #FoodIsLife
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WCK's Nelly is on the ground in southern Spain, where blazing wildfires have forced families to evacuate their homes. Our team is distributing meals at a humanitarian aid and community support center—and we won't stop until we've reached every family in need. #ChefsForSpain #FoodIsLife Nelly de WCK está en el sur de España, donde los incendios forestales han obligado a miles de familias a evacuar sus hogares. Nuestro equipo está distribuyendo comidas en un centro de ayuda humanitaria y apoyo comunitario—y no pararemos hasta haber llegado a cada familia que nos necesite. #ChefsForSpain #FoodIsLife
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WCK water tanks, capable of delivering up to 100,000 gallons of potable water per day, have arrived in Asheville, NC. Infrastructure damage from Hurricane Helene has created an acute water shortage in the area, so these trucks will provide desperately needed drinking water for impacted communities. #ChefsForNorthCarolina
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Checking in from Spokane with WCK's Angele. 📍 Fires in the Spokane area have burned more than 10,000 acres and forced around 65,000 people under evacuation orders, with hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed. WCK is on the ground alongside local partners like Caruso's Sandwiches & Artisan Pizza, where Chefs Brystol and Heidi are cooking hot meals and sandwiches to take directly to impacted families. We are grateful for partners like Caruso's who show up when it matters most. Stay tuned for updates. #ChefsForWashington
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Report from Hawaiʻi🎥WCK teams reached the island of Maui last night where wildfires have killed dozens of people & destroyed neighborhoods. We arrived with sandwiches & water for first responders fighting the flames & will begin providing meals to evacuees today. #ChefsForHawaii
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Update with WCK's Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 in Türkiye 🇹🇷 WCK teams have scaled up our response quickly—we're serving over 90,000 meals each day. Working with local chefs & restaurants, we can support the efforts they've started to ensure families have hot, fresh meals. #ChefsForTürkiye
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Chef Oli is checking in from Caracas, base of WCK operations in Venezuela. As part of the second wave of WCK staff to reach the affected area, he's building on years of relationships that make rapid response possible. The partnerships, local connections, and volunteer networks established in 2019, 2022, and 2024 allowed us to begin serving meals immediately after the earthquakes. In times of disaster, hunger doesn't wait—and neither do our staff, partners, or volunteers. Together, we're getting fresh meals to the communities that need them most. #ChefsForVenezuela
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In Bashtanka, a community in southern Ukraine, WCK teams met residents who were already cooking for their neighbors despite ongoing Russian strikes and extremely limited resources—preparing meals outside over a wood fire with whatever they had. Today, we're celebrating the opening of a new kitchen in this location, fully stocked with ovens, stoves, and a dishwasher. When communities show up for each other, WCK is there to help them reach further. #ChefsForUkraine
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WCK is resuming efforts in Gaza, working with our team of Palestinians to feed as many people as possible. Our team is finalizing construction on a new field kitchen in central Gaza named after Damian, one of our fallen heroes. Read more: #ChefsForGaza
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Fire season is here. WCK is ready to respond. High temperatures, drought, and wildfires put communities to the test. At WCK, preparation begins long before the first fire is declared: strengthening our network of partner restaurants and local partners, checking equipment and distribution systems, and maintaining constant coordination with communities and emergency teams. Because when a crisis hits, every minute counts. This fire season, we're ready. #ChefsForTheWorld #FoodIsLife La temporada de incendios llegó. WCK está lista para responder. Las altas temperaturas, la sequía y los incendios forestales ponen a prueba a las comunidades. En WCK, la preparación comienza mucho antes de que se declare el primer incendio: fortaleciendo nuestra red de restaurantes socios y aliados locales, revisando equipos y sistemas de distribución, y manteniendo una coordinación constante con las comunidades y los equipos de emergencia. Porque cuando llega una crisis, cada minuto cuenta. Esta temporada de incendios, estamos listos. #ChefsForTheWorld #FoodIsLife
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WCK’s Inna is checking in from Kharkiv, Ukraine, where our #ChefsForUkraine teams are working around the clock to make sure that families displaced by war have access to hot meals and drinks. During uncertain and frightening times, a hot meal can be the key to comfort and compassion.
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The griddles are on in La Guaira, Venezuela! WCK partner Caracas Cow is serving up burgers and choripanes—a beloved regional favorite of grilled sausage tucked into a fresh roll—to families and rescue crews. At the same time, our teams are rapidly scaling production at our new field kitchen. Together, with dozens of local partners, we've now served more than 130,000 meals since June 24. Local flavor, local love, local hands feeding their neighbors. This is the WCK way. #ChefsForVenezuela #FoodIsLife ¡Las planchas están prendidas en La Guaira, Venezuela! El socio de WCK, Caracas Cow, está sirviendo hamburguesas y choripanes—sándwiches de chorizo en pan fresco—a familias y rescatistas. Al mismo tiempo, nuestros equipos están aumentando rápidamente la producción en nuestra nueva cocina de campo. Junto a docenas de socios locales ya hemos servido más de 130.000 comidas desde el 24 de junio. Sabor local, amor local, manos locales alimentando a sus vecinos. Así es como trabajamos en WCK. #ChefsForVenezuela #FoodIsLife
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Here's what WCK teams are seeing in Venezuela in the wake of Wednesday's devastating earthquakes. We're on the ground in the region serving meals to families and first responders. Alongside trusted partners, we're moving as quickly as possible to expand our response to reach the hardest-hit areas. #ChefsForVenezuela Esto es lo que los equipos de WCK están viendo en Venezuela tras los devastadores terremotos del miércoles. Estamos sobre el terreno en la región sirviendo comidas a familias y rescatistas. Junto a socios de confianza, nos estamos moviendo lo más rápido posible para ampliar nuestra respuesta y llegar a las zonas más afectadas. #ChefsForVenezuela
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Checking in from Spain with WCK's Chef Pepa Muñoz. 📍 Wildfires keep burning across the Ávila region and the Community of Madrid. While the blaze is partially contained, several active fronts remain. Fire crews on the ground and in the air are working around the clock, and today's improved weather conditions are helping them operate more effectively. WCK is on the ground across the affected region, serving hot meals, sandwiches, fruit, and water to evacuees and emergency teams at multiple distribution points. #ChefsForSpain Actualización desde España con la Chef Pepa Muñoz de WCK. 📍 Los incendios forestales siguen ardiendo en la región de Ávila y la Comunidad de Madrid. Aunque el fuego está parcialmente controlado, varios frentes activos continúan. Los equipos de bomberos trabajan sin descanso, y las mejores condiciones meteorológicas de hoy están ayudando a que operen con mayor eficacia. WCK está sobre el terreno en toda la zona afectada, sirviendo comidas calientes, sándwiches, fruta y agua a personas evacuadas y equipos de emergencia en varios puntos de distribución. #ChefsForSpain
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📢Latest update on France wildfire. WCK's Yasmin is checking in from Bordeaux, where WCK is on the ground supporting communities impacted by the wildfire in southern France. Many people who had to evacuate their homes are sheltering at the city's exhibition center. Our teams are serving sandwiches and adapting to best support impacted families. #ChefsForFrance
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Fatima and her family were displaced from their home in southern Lebanon and had to stay with their extended relatives—10 families under one roof. Recently, they returned to Al-Kfour to find devastation. Buildings are destroyed, roadways are blocked, and stores are shuttered. That's why Fatima has been relying on WCK's local kitchen for meals. During these difficult times, WCK's 100% local teams are there to support their neighbors. #ChefsForMidEast
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From ingredients to fresh bread in the hands of Palestinians—follow a loaf from the kitchen to distribution, courtesy of WCK's #ChefsForGaza team. In Gaza, bread does more than just provide nourishment. It also serves as a source of warmth and relief to communities facing displacement and extreme food insecurity. #FoodIsLife
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🎥 The WCK convoy earlier today heading to western Maui with thousands of meals for first responders & families impacted by the fires. Communities in this area are the hardest-hit on the island, so we’ll continue supporting the best way we know how. #ChefsForHawaii
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