March for Meals is a month-long, community-by-community celebration of Meal on Wheels and the vulnerable seniors and homebound who rely on the vital service to remain independent at home. Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels is celebrating March for Meals with Celebrity Drivers, our local town and county officials.
The annual March for Meals commemorates the historic day in March 1972 when President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. Since 2002, Meals on Wheels programs from across the country have joined forces for the annual awareness campaign to celebrate this successful public-private partnership and garner the support needed to fill the gap between the seniors served and those still in need. The annual March for Meals commemorates the historic day in March 1972 when President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. Since 2002, Meals on Wheels programs from across the country have joined forces for the annual awareness campaign to celebrate this successful public-private partnership and garner the support needed to fill the gap between the seniors served and those still in need.
We are so appreaciative of the community's support and we appreciate our hometown leaders making the time and effort to meet our recipients and volunteers by experiencing a meal delivery route.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING CELEBRITY DRIVERS AND OUR WONDERFUL RECIPIENTS WHO GRACIOUSLY WELCOMED THEM!
Councilwoman Karen Stegman and Monday Volunteers
Alderman Barbara Foushee with Volunteer Driver Louise and CHCMOW Recipients
Chapel Hill Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Anderson
Chief Horton, Captain Lamb and Captain Atack from the Carrboro Police Department
Chapel Hill Councilwoman Rachel Schaevitz
County Commissioner Renee Price delivering with volunteer and Board Member Lee Strange
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Carrboro Fire Chief Susanna Williams