March for Meals 2015

Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc. (WCCOA) announced today its participation in the 2015 March for Meals campaign – a nationwide community-by-community celebration of the local Meals on Wheels programs that keep seniors independent in their own homes.

 

Elected officials and community champions from across the area will deliver meals to older adults in Wood County to help bring an awareness to senior hunger.

 

County, city, and township officials, along with local real estate agencies, media personnel, and other community champions have already started to sign up to deliver meals.

 

March for Meals is a national campaign held annually during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by Meals on Wheels America to raise awareness of the struggles faced by our aging neighbors and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Hundreds of Senior Nutrition Programs across the United States, like WCCOA promote March for Meals through public events, partnerships, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives.

 

“Our Meals on Wheels programs are on the front lines every day making sure that no senior is forgotten,” said Meals on Wheels America President and CEO Ellie Hollander. “March for Meals is a time when communities can come together to stand with their local Meals on Wheels programs and ensure all seniors live a nourished lives with independence and dignity.”

 

For more information on March for Meals, visit www.marchformeals.com. For more information on WCCOA, visit www.wccoa.net.