Sam Bloch

DOER (Director of Emergency Response) World Central Kitchen and motorcycle adventures 🏍 USA to Argentina

[Brooke Malone🚃 @kampydk]

Hey friends, @DirectRelief is currently responding to the SoCal wild fires. Here is the @tiltify link if you want to set up a campaign.
https://t.co/tcf0HK8ofR

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

.@WCKitchen has a simple motto: Feed the hungry yesterday. Don’t plan, adapt! People of North Gaza are desperate. Now a weeks old plan with @openarms_found in finally in the final stages. To land in the beaches of Gaza with 200 pallets. And to do it everyday, increasing the number…#ChefsForGaza pray for the success of this mission!..🙏

[Watch Duty @watchdutyapp]

#BREAKING: Watch Duty has emergency deployed in Texas ahead of schedule due to the horrific wind-driven fires in the #Texas Panhandle. We can’t sit idly by and watch another town overrun by wildfire without giving communities life-saving information needed to make informed decisions. Be safe! #txwx #txfire

#GrapevineCreekFire https://t.co/kZudXxqvVn

#SmokehouseCreekFire https://t.co/lCZ36NXmkH

#WindyDeuceFire https://t.co/YXBIUVcWda

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

Low altitude Airdrop delivery to Gaza just happening! Thankful of the leadership
Of @KingAbdullahII at all levels to feed everyone in Gaza and more.
Love the partnership of @WCKitchen helping deliver food to Jordanian Hospital by land in the north and today for the second time we were invited to join them by air! Teamwork! 4 planes, 1 French with few thousand meals!
Good test! We need to do more everyday to the north. Nobody hungry! #ChefsForGaza few weeks dreaming of this! It did happen! Yes we can! Now let’s open more entry points and by the sea too! @cogatonline thanks for allowing this to happen!

[CNN News Central @NewsCentralCNN]

World Central Kitchen, founded by @chefjoseandres, provides on-the-ground aid during humanitarian crises.

The org currently operates in Gaza, where supply shortages have forced them to innovate.

Their CEO & director of emergency response join @brikeilarcnn & @jessicadean.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

.@WCKitchen teams have now been able to reach north in Gaza with meals! Sam Bloch with @WHO @UNICEF @UNOCHA has been for the last few days getting to hospitals in Gaza City…here the conditions are dire.There is desperate need for food &water in hospitals, and for everyone…is one thing getting food into Rafah in the south but in northern Gaza is much harder. Incredible work the WCK team & all these partners are doing everyday, we will keep expanding more kitchens, bringing more meals to reach everyone we possibly can. #ChefsForGaza

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

Arrived to Gaza late at sunset after 12 hours! To meet @WCKitchen team
Leader @SamBloch1 The night in Rafah are full of families walking the streets, try to by some food, on very few stands on the side roads, or just trying to find were their family or friends relocated. Drones and fighter jets above our heads, with explosions and flares in the distance…under a beautiful sky full
Of stars listening to @coldplay and families warming themselves around a fire in a tent on an image that looks That a Nativity scene….lets hope Christmas season bring peace and an end to the hostilities! #ChefsForGaza

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

I’m heartbroken at the loss of life..families, children, in Israel & Gaza💔 @WCKitchen has been working to start operations..feeding in both Gaza & Israel today. To support these efforts for innocent families, I’m giving $1 million..I’ll share more about our work here everyday.

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

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

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

Report from Greece 🎥 WCK’s Sam is in Vati on the island of Rhodes where wildfires—fueled by dry weather & record heat—have reached the edge of the village. We’ve brought sandwiches & cold water for first responders & residents doing all they can to save homes. #ChefsForGreece

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK's Sam is checking in from an @IHHen location in Syria. In partnership with WCK, İHH chefs cooked these 20k meals in Türkiye that were driven across the border. The hot, nourishing meals of stew, rice, & fresh bread will be delivered to 61 different locations. #ChefsForSyria

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

For the last days the @WCKitchen team led by Sam has been setting up our response to help families affected by the earthquake in Syria! We worked with amazing partners @IHHen to set up operations & they will be leading each day.. already 14,000 meals & scaling up! #ChefsForSyria

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK’s @SamBloch1 reporting in following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in California. Our team is currently in Rio Dell getting food trucks in for meal service first thing in the morning. Residents are without power & water so we’ll ensure they have fresh meals. #ChefsForCalifornia

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

Arriving days ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall, the WCK team spread out across the state to be ready to respond as soon as the storm passed.

🎥 Here’s a quick look at our efforts so far. Alongside 25 restaurant & food truck partners, we’ll keep cooking. #ChefsForFlorida

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

WCK's Sam is on Sanibel Island, FL. The island was devastated by Hurricane Ian—the singular causeway collapsed making it now inaccessible by car. We've flown in food & water for first responders to give to anyone still on the island as rescue efforts continue. #ChefsForFlorida

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

UPDATE from this morning with WCK's @SamBloch1 in Cape Coral, Florida 📽️ As Hurricane Ian slams into the western coast of the state, WCK has teams both north & south of here ready to begin getting meals to anyone in need when the storm passes. #ChefsForFlorida

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

Update from WCK's Sam✈️ As Hurricane Fiona continues to wreak havoc in the Caribbean, we're loading a plan with sandwiches, fruit & water to take to the Turks & Caicos Islands. Comms are down & weather is just clear enough to fly so we'll get there to see how we can best support.

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

The small coastal city of Golovin, Alaska was hit hard by the storm—residents lost power & water and homes were pulled from their foundations. WCK reached the community by air, bringing sandwiches, fruit, veggies, rice & water. We'll keep coming as long as needed! #ChefsForAlaska

[CNN Heroes @CNNHeroes]

How did @WCKitchen get so nimble? They have handed out free meals by the millions while responding to disasters around the world. @ChefJoseAndres sits down with @DonLemon to share the story. #CNNHeroes Salutes this Saturday at 10pm ET.

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

We Feed People—a @natgeodocs film directed by @RealRonHoward—charts the evolution of WCK’s food relief efforts, from the earliest days in Haiti to our current global impact.

The film is now available on @hulu, @disneyplus & @NatGeoTV! Join the conversation using #WeFeedPeople!