Meals on Wheels delivers two millionth meal
Vermont Public Radio reports that the Vermont Meals on Wheel program, which has been feeding the city's older citizens two-meals a day since 1972, delivered its two millionth meal. Senator Patrick Leahy was there to help deliver the meal in Burlington on Monday. Notably, the Meals on Wheels program coordinates hundreds of volunteers around the state who check in on older people to provide nourishment, and a little bit of company.
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Sixty Plus: Meals on Wheels makes a difference
The Burlington Free Press reports that thanks to Meals on Wheels, "every day a dedicated group of volunteers sets out to make sure that seniors and disabled adults in Vermont receive a nutritious meal, a friendly visit and a safety check." The program has enabled "many seniors to stay in their own homes instead of going to nursing home[s]." Notably, many of the organization's volunteers are "retired and looking for a way to give back to their community." Volunteers also "use their vehicles and buy their own gas to make sure that their neighbors are safe and well cared for."