What an honor it was to be invited to celebrate 55 years of Feed More’s Meals on Wheels program this morning by helping deliver the 10 MILLIONTH meal to a local client on the verge of her 104th birthday! 💙💚 Led by a 1967 Cadillac to commemorate the year it all began, we followed behind in a trolley to Brooklyn Park and watched Ms. Mary Smith receive her special meal on a silver platter, no less. 🍽 She celebrates her 104th birthday next Friday and is absolutely thriving! 🥳 Thanks to Meals on Wheels (MOW), she has been able to continue living an independent life with the help of her caretaker.
Today, I learned that Feed More (@feedmoreinc) started out on the second floor of the building that is now known as 3 Monkeys Bar & Grill (@3monkeysfan), and thus far, has grown to a total of 1.5 MILLION volunteers that help deliver meals to neighbors in need…and fun fact: they delivered over 500,000 meals in 2021 alone. 🤯 I am so grateful to be a part of Feed More’s MOW, a nonprofit with such a great mission to reduce food insecurity in Central VA and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives through a simple, “How are you feeling today?”
It has been heartbreaking to watch the pandemic affect the vulnerable and homebound seniors in my neighborhood, but I’m glad MOW is one good thing that has always been a constant for them. ❤️ Not only have I seen the positive impact of this program firsthand on people in my community, but I also realize how much it has made me a better and more generous person. And for that, I will forever be thankful for all the people that make MOW possible. In the words of Ms. Mary Smith, “Hallelujah!” 🙌
If you want to learn more about what a day in the MOW program is like, watch my ride-along video below:
If you are interested in volunteering with Feed More and giving back to the community, check out the following link for a list of volunteer opportunities available:
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Originally Published 10/27/2022.