Meals on Wheels needs volunteers

meals on wheels, community cooperative

TOO.THE DEMAND HAS SOARED IN RECENTMONTHS FOR HOME FOOD SERVICESLIKE MEALS ON WHEELS.AS FOUR IN YOUR CORNER’SCHRISTINA EVANS EXPLAINS THEORGANIZATION HERE IN FORT MYERSIS DESPERATE FOR VOLUNTEERS INTHE COMMUNITY TO HELP DELIVERFOOD TO THOSE WHO WOULDOTHERWISE GO WITHOUT.(22-32)*Nats of unzipping meals onwheels cooler*FEEDING PEOPLE AND NOURISHINGLIVES, THAT’S THE GOAL COMMUNITYCOOPERATIVE STRIVES TO MEETEVERYDAYTHEIR ’MEALS ON WHEELS’ PROGRAMIS A STAPLE IN LEE COUNTY ANDSERVES HOMEBOUND ADULTS━ WHONEED A LITTLE EXTRA HEL━ FRESH,HOT, NUTRITIOUS FOODWe prepare food, a hot meal todeliver to them.

We deliver 5days a week but they get 7 mealsa week most of them.

Anddelivery is all done byvolunteers.NOW BUSIER THAN EVER, THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC INCREASED THENEED FOR HOME FOOD DELIVERIES.GALLOWAY SAYS THEY ARE SERVINGUP 300 MEALS A DAY TO PEOPLE WHOARE CONSIDERED ’HIGH-RISK’ ANDARE SCARED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMESWe’ve probably gone up 15% sinceMarch.

Its probably going to beup an extra 10,000 meals thisyear over 2019 for what weregoing to deliver if we keep atthis same pace.AND DELIVERY IS WHERE GALLOWAYSAYS MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS YOURHELPWere to the point that we havestaff driving and callingeverybody we can think of andsharing on Facebook.

So werepretty desperate right now.Especially since they’re havebeen some specific routes thatwe have no coverage for rightnoSHE’S CALLING ON ANYONE IN THECOMMUNITY WHO HAS A CAR, ADRIVERS LICENSE, INSURANCE, ANDMOST IMPORTANTL━ THEWILLINGNESS TO HELP.Just the passion and thewillingness to give up a fewhours of your time and the gas.Its a wave and just to let themknow that were here and wehaven’t forgotten about them andthat they’re taken care of andthey’re lovedGALLOWAY TELLS ME THIS IS AGREAT AND SAFE WAY TO HELP OUTTHE COMMUNITY IN THE MIDST OFTHIS PANDEMIC AS ALL MEAL PICKUPS AND DROP OFFS ARE DONE WITHSOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ANDWHILE WEARING A MASK.

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