Stay active and engaged in your community; I think it feels good to contribute and help out any way you can, so delivering meals to Seniors definitely brings a smile to my face. I've been doing this since being a teenager and love joining my Uncle and dad when I'm in town. We love bringing fresh cut yard flowers to the employees that work hard. Since my dad and Uncle are both retired, their schedule is flexible and you just give Meals On Wheels your availability in order to participate. You get a printed route consisting of +10 homes in close proximity of each other and you use your own car to load hot and cold meals at the facility. It can be sad as well because a lot of the Seniors do not have close family members in town and are lonely. Often, they are older and wheelchair bound, so they can't drive. Receiving a hot and cold meal and having a brief conversation really brightens their day. I've come across blind people or have fallen and hurt themselves or are close to running out of Food Stamps or close to running out of food...we just call Meals On Wheels to alert them and someone will come out and deliver extra meals. Economically speaking, a lot of the Seniors are at a financial disadvantage and live on the bare minimum, so doing something as simple as delivering a hot and cold meal and learning about different areas of Tallahassee that I didn't even know existed is a fun part of the process. Volunteering to deliver meals puts things in perspective because it's easy to complain about little things and it makes you appreciate the good health you have! "We are also our area's definitive source of accurate information on aging issues, services and programs affecting seniors and we actively advocate for seniors to fulfill unmet needs in the community." https://eldercarebigbend.org Read more about our services to learn more about how we serve a spectrum of Seniors: -In-home Care Management -Elder Day Stay -Nutrition Services/Meals on Wheels -Information & Referral -Senior Volunteer Program read more

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