By Julie Piper Finley | Director of Marketing & Communications
Older adults who access our Elm Court Center in downtown Portland rely on Meals on Wheels People for both nutritious food and companionship. For many we serve at this location, the meal we provide is their only food of the day. They live in residential hotels or SRO without cooking facilities. The hot, nutritious meal we serve them provides about one-third of the recommended daily allowance of calories and nutrition for an adult. While this is not adequate, it is better than having no food at all.
Between Feb. 1 and Apr. 30, 2018, we served and delivered 21,077 meals to nearly 700 older adults out of the Elm Court Center for a total cost of $155,759. We also received a large donation of flowers from the Bloom Project in February to distribute to our participants at Valentine's Day.
We regularly receive notes from our participants, and this is one we received recently: "I want to thank you for the meals that were sent to me while I was recovering from surgery. They were nice to receive and I so enjoyed talking to the volunteer drivers. I appreciate the work that you do. Thank you and God bless!."
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