Support will help to continue feeding homebound seniors in the community
ROCKWALL COUNTY (February 24, 2014) Meals on Wheels Senior Services announced today that it will be participating in the national 2014 March for Meals campaign. Meals on Wheels Senior Services’ March for Meals event will include Strike Out Senior Hunger from 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday, March 20 at Shenaniganz; and, from Monday, March 17, through Friday, March 21, Mayors and elected officials across the country are invited to deliver meals.
“In this tough economy, the food and human contact we provide to seniors in this community is needed more than ever,” said Margie VerHagen, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels Senior Services. “We need the community to come out and support our March for Meals events. Our clients are counting on us. “
March for Meals is a national campaign held during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by the Meals On Wheels Association of America to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Hundreds of Senior Nutrition Programs across theUnited States, like Meals on Wheels Senior Services ,promote March for Meals through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives.
“Our Meals On Wheels programs are on the front lines every day in the battle against senior hunger,” said Meals On Wheels Association of American President and CEO Ellie Hollander. “March for Meals is a time when communities can come together to stand with their local Meals On Wheels program and support our mission to end senior hunger inAmerica.”
For more information on Meals on Wheels, visit rockwallmealsonwheels.org.
Submitted by Chris Kimmelman, Meals on Wheels, Board of Directors.
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