The Active Aging Resource Center has announced that it will be participating in the 16th annual March for Meals – a month-long, community-by-community celebration of Meals on Wheels and the vulnerable seniors who rely on the vital service to remain independent at home. The Active Aging Resource Center’s celebration will include various activities throughout the month of March, including a community luncheon and Meal Champions sponsoring Meals on Wheels.
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“The services that we provide the seniors of Daviess County are critical and the need is rapidly increasing,” said Deanna Lewis, administrator of the Active Aging Resource Center. “Together, we can keep seniors living independently, healthier at home and feeling more connected to their community as they age.”
The Active Aging Resource Center (Daviess County Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Inc.) has delivered meals in Daviess County since 1974. Last fiscal year, the center served approximately 11,200 Meals on Wheels.
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.
“This March, hundreds of local Meals on Wheels programs will rally their communities to build the support that will enable them to deliver nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks to America’s most at-risk seniors all year long,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America. “With the demand for Meals on Wheels increasing along with our country’s senior population, we need to ensure that seniors are not forgotten.”
For more information on how you can volunteer, contribute or speak out for the seniors in Daviess County this March, contact Deanna Lewis at 109 S Main Street in Gallatin or call 660-663-2828.