Randall Franks co-authored a sequel to his award winning cookbook with "Stirring Up Additional Success with a Southern Flavor" with Shirley Smith for the non-profit Catoosa Citizens for Literacy in Ringgold, Ga. in 2009.
When Randall's hometown of Ringgold, Ga. was devastated during the April 2011 night of tornadoes that crossed the South. After responding alongside rescue workers to assist his neighbors, Randall joined community leaders spearheading the creation of a local non-profit that raised more than $1.3 million to coordinate rebuilding homes and aiding the uninsured and under insured.