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45 year volunteer for FeedMore WNY

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45 year volunteer for FeedMore WNY
45 year volunteer for FeedMore WNY
How one volunteer takes her generosity on the road

NEW YORK IS STAYING"BUFFALO STRONG".AND TODAY -- "7-7"...ISOUR VERY FIRST "DAYOF GIVING"..RIGHT NOW WE ARECOLLECTINGDONATIONS FORFEEDMORE WESTERNNEW YORK AT THEHAMBURGFAIRGROUNDS.MY COLLEAGUEASHLEY ROWE ISTHERE NOW LIVE.AND FEED-MOREWOULDN'T BE ABLE TODO ALL THE GREATWORK IT DOESWITHOUT THE HELP OFITS MANY INCREDIBLEAND FEED-MOREWOULDN'T BE ABLE TODO ALL THE GREATWORK IT DOESWITHOUT THE HELP OFITS MANY INCREDIBLEVOLUNTEERS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JENNACALLARI INTRODUCESUS TO ONEVOLUNTEER WHOTAKES HERGENEROSITY... ON THEROAD.:27:57NATS: "DOORKNOCKING..BARBARA LOCKWOODIS A NATURAL.NATS: "HELLO... MEALSON WHEELS!"SHE'S A BREATH OFFRESH AIR WHO LOVESBRINGING JOY TOOTHERS.

IT'S WHY SHEBEGAN VOLUNTEERINGAT THE AGE OF 40.BARBARA: "I THOUGHTWELL... THAT'SSOMETHING I CAN DO!"AND FOUR AND A HALFDECADES LATER...SHE'S STILL GOINGSTRONG... ADEDICATED TEAMMEMBER FORFEEDMORE'S MEALS ONWHEELS.NATS: "IT MAKES MYDAY."CATHERINE SCHICK:"VOLUNTEERS ARETRULY THE LIFE BLOODOF OUR MISSION.

WECOULD NOT CONTINUEOUR OPERATIONS ANDFEED OURVULNERABLECOMMUNITY MEMBERSIF IT WASN'T FORPEOPLE LIKEBARABARA."EVERY WEDNESDAY,BARBARA AND HERHUSBAND PACK UPTHEIR CAR..NATS OF TRUNKSLAMMING..DELIVERING MEALS TOTHOSE WHO NEED ITMOST..NATS: "WE'RE RUNNINGA LITTLE LATE... THESEPEOPLE MUST BEHUNGRY!"SERVING AS A SMALLPICK ME UP DURINGTHESE DIFFICULTTIMES.BARBARA: "I FEELGOOD WHEN I GETHOME.

I FEEL LIKEMAYBE I HELPEDSOMEBODY."AND SHE WANTSOTHERS TO FEEL THATSAME WAY.BARBARA: "YOU NEEDTO DO SOMETHING LIKETHAT IF YOU HAVE THETIME.

THINK OF OTHERPEOPLE AND DO FORTHEM AS YOU CAN."BECAUSE IT'S ALLABOUT MAKING ADIFFERENCE IN THELIVES OF THE MORETHAN 135,000 PEOPLEFEEDMORE SERVES INANY GIVEN MONTH.BARBARA HAS DONETHAT FOR FOUR AND AHALF DECADES..

ANDAT THE AGE OF 85..

SHEWON'T BE STOPPINGANYTIME SOON.BARBARA: "MYCHILDREN ARE ALWAYSSAYING, OKAY MOM ITHINK IT'S TIME TOGIVE THAT UP... BUT I'LLDO IT WHEN I'M READY."IN HAMBURG..."ALRIGHT, TAKE CARE!"..

JENNA CALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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