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Feb 3, 2021, 13:50 PM
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Kate Klassa
Some of the most significant challenges to our coveted independence are those inevitably brought on by the natural process of aging. It’s these largely out-of-our-control hurdles that Meals on Wheels is dedicated to helping millions of our homebound senior neighbors navigate.
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Dec 10, 2020, 13:48 PM
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Dani Tinker
Growing up as a young Black girl in North Carolina, coming of age in the Jim Crow south, Dr. Brown's options were limited, but her tenacity wasn’t. She studied. She worked hard. She went to college. And, she created a distinguished career in education. Now, she shares her story and words of wisdom for the next generation.
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Dec 1, 2020, 15:25 PM
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Dani Tinker
Joan and Snowball have built a safe and loving world around each other, living more than 10 years in the same home together.
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Nov 30, 2020, 15:39 PM
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Dani Tinker
Hilton employees volunteer their time to place weekly phone calls to hundreds of Meals on Wheels clients sheltering at home and alone. One of those seniors dubbed the calling volunteers their “Calling Angels” because of the critical service and friendship they provide.
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Nov 18, 2020, 10:14 AM
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Kate Klassa
This guide will help you find a meaningful gift for friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and loved ones that will support a worthy cause: Meals on Wheels.
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Sep 17, 2020, 08:52 AM
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Kate Klassa
Mr. Alaman Haile has gained the wisdom that comes from experiencing firsthand the civil rights movement in America. Though he can no longer physically join the movement, he is proud of the young activists who continue the battle for racial equality.
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Aug 6, 2020, 08:55 AM
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Kate Klassa
Eulalia relies on Meals on Wheels to provide nutritious meals and to facilitate the activities that enable her to continue to live with independence and in her own home. And, she loves the volunteers! All the cards that Meals on Wheels volunteers have given her hang on the side of her refrigerator as a constant reminder that she is not alone.
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Jul 8, 2020, 08:55 AM
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Kate Klassa
Shirley is 77 years old and lives in Dallas, TX. She loves her large print word search puzzles and does them every day. Three of her four children live nearby and stop by to check on her when they can, but now more than ever she depends on Meals on Wheels to bring her food when family can’t come around.
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Jun 23, 2020, 08:57 AM
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Kate Klassa
Asaiah Edwards is not a typical Meals on Wheels volunteer. For starters, he was born in the 1990s, while most Meals on Wheels volunteers are Baby Boomers. The newly minted college graduate is a popular fixture in his Mercer County, New Jersey Meals on Wheels program where he volunteered through his entire college career. Upon his graduation, Asaiah looks back on his many hours delivering meals as some of his best and most meaningful college memories. “It’s about more than delivering meals.”
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May 21, 2020, 10:14 AM
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Kate Klassa
COVID-19 has had a major impact on virtually every aspect of life, not least of which is our ability to access the most basic of staples, such as food. The disproportionate threat the virus imposes on seniors means that millions more cannot safely make the weekly masked trek to their local grocery store that has become a ritual for many of us.
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May 5, 2020, 17:31 PM
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Dani Tinker
Social isolation is a way of life for millions of seniors – and has been since long before this global crisis began. Over 9 million American seniors were living in isolation before COVID-19, and the physical distancing required to slow the spread of the virus has created an exponential increase in that number.
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