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March for Meals

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:51:52 CDT
A yearly campaign takes place this month to raise awareness for home bound senior citizens who rely on their local Meals on Wheels program. According to a press release from Meals on Wheels America, the month-long “March for Meals” campaign started as a way to commemorate the month in 1972. In that year, President Nixon signed into law a measure amending the Older Americans Act and establishing a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. Since 2002, March for Meals has grown into a full-scale awareness, fundraising and volunteer recruitment campaign involving and supporting local Meals on Wheels programs. Hillsboro Mayor Brian Sullivan says he will be helping deliver meals today to help bring attention to the home delivery program.

“It's important to me because with my profession being a pharmacist and with being the mayor, I see a lot of people that are less likely to get out - they're home bound - some people, especially if they've lost a loved one, don't cook for themselves and they'll let themselves go without eating for long periods of time. It's just good for them to have that contact both for nourishment and for socialization – they need to talk to people sometimes.”

For more information on the program or to find out how you can help, call the Hillsboro location at (217) 532-3662 or the Litchfield location at (217) 324-3032 or go to the CEFS website.

Thomack 3/24/16