as founder of mercy chefs, gary leblanc and his team have served more than 18 million meals to peoples, including to those impacted by the tornadoes that tore through the south and midwest earlier this month. in this brief but spectacular take, he talks about how food does more than nourish the body- it can create hope. >> before hurricane katrina, i had never considered doing volunteer work or working in disaster relief. it wasn't something i ever even thought of. i was living comfortably in virginia and katrina slams into new orleans. i have a grandmother that was evacuated and fell and broke a hip. i lost her a few months later. my daughter had a home with seven feet of water inside for five weeks. i watched people standing on bridges waiting to be evacuated and began to recognize faces of people that i had worked with. and i was compelled to go down and do something. so i went back to new orleans and i did the only thing that i knew how to do that could contribute or help in that time. and that was cooked for people. you know, i did my time in new orleans after katrina and i cooke