Serve - Love Your Neighbor!

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Serving the community in Huntsville Madison Alabama

Another Saturday well spent — feeding neighbors and showing up for the community.

Every first and third Saturday, Tytus and I show up to cook. No matter what the weather is doing, no matter what else is on the schedule — we load up the gear and we go. It's become one of the most important things we do together, and honestly one of the things I look forward to most on the calendar.

The command is simple. Love your neighbor. For us, that looks like firing up a grill in a parking lot, standing over a smoker for hours, or setting up an assembly line to make sandwiches for a crowd. Food is how we serve, and food is how we connect.

What We Cook — Whatever the Day Calls For

The menu changes with the season and the need, but the commitment doesn't. Over the time we've been doing this, Tytus and I have cooked just about everything you can make outdoors.

In the warmer months it's usually off the grill — hotdogs, hamburgers, and chicken over gas, charcoal, and smokers depending on the setup we have that day. We've learned to work on all three because you don't always get to choose your equipment, and being adaptable is part of serving well.

When it cools down, we switch to something that feeds a crowd and warms people up from the inside. One of my favorites is white chicken chili — made with chicken quarters smoked low and slow, then pulled and folded into a big pot of chili on a propane burner. There's something about handing someone a hot cup of that on a cold Saturday that hits different.

Other things we've made: Packed sub sandwiches assembled line-style — and I'll just say this: some of the best sub sandwiches you will ever eat come out of those community serving days. There's something about the combination of good ingredients, good company, and a purpose behind what you're making that makes food taste better.
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Morning prep to evening serve — every Saturday has its own story.

It's Not Just About the Food

Cooking is our lane, but it's far from the only way people serve in these communities. The two organizations we work with — Serve Huntsville through Generosity Foundation and Friends of 400 — have volunteers doing everything from car and bicycle mechanics to landscaping, painting, construction, and running art and creative projects with kids.

That's the thing I want people to understand: you don't have to be a cook to show up. You don't have to be an expert at anything. You just have to be willing to use whatever skills and time you have. The need is real, the work is meaningful, and the people doing it are the kind of community you want to be part of.

💡 Tytus has been doing this alongside me for years now. What started as me deciding he was old enough to help has turned into one of the most consistent things we do together. I didn't expect how much it would mean to both of us — but that's usually how it goes when you show up for other people.

Two Ways to Get Involved in Huntsville & Madison

SERVE HUNTSVILLE

Generosity Foundation — We Bring Hope

Weekly and Saturday serve opportunities across Huntsville and Madison — community dinners, meal bagging, grocery outreach, block parties, skilled builds, playground improvements, and more. There is something here for every skill level and schedule. This is where Tytus and I plug in most consistently with our cooking.

FRIENDS OF 400

Serving Huntsville's Inner-City Youth & Families

Friends of 400 works directly with children and families in Huntsville's public housing communities through Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girls Night, Project Great First Day (school supplies), and an annual Christmas Extravaganza. Consistent, relationship-based work that changes lives one week at a time.

If you're in the Huntsville or Madison area and you've been looking for a way to plug in — this is it. Pick a Saturday. Show up. Bring whatever you've got. The rest takes care of itself.

— Tyrone & Tytus

🤝 Come serve with us. It's not just cooking — it's community.

→ Serve Huntsville / Generosity Foundation
→ Friends of 400

→ Read: Teaching Tytus to Serve in the Community

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