Carson City honors 'March for Meals' Meals on Wheels celebration, serving locals for 45 years
Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell delivered a proclamation Thursday honoring March for Meals. On March 22, 1972, President Richard 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.
Meals on Wheels Carson City, operated by the Carson City Senior Center, announced at the Board of Supervisors meeting that it will be participating in the 18th annual March for Meals event, a month-long, nationwide celebration of Meal on Wheels and our senior neighbors who rely on the vital service to remain health and independent at home.
Meals on Wheels Carson City’s celebration will include various activities throughout the month of March, including VIP guests helping prepare and package meals, delivering meals and visiting with Meals on Wheels recipients. The events will culminate Wednesday, March 25 with a Dine to Donate fundraiser at Applebee’s Carson City.
”The services we provide are a lifeline for seniors of Carson City and the need is rapidly increasing,” said Courtney Warner, Executive Director of the Carson City Senior Center. “Together, we can keep our senior neighbors well-nourished, feeling safer and more connected to our community as they age.”
Meals on Wheels Carson City has been serving the community for more than 45 years. This year the program expects to deliver a record-setting 100,000 meals to Carson City homebound seniors. Meals on Wheels Carson City also checks in on the well being of the program recipients during each visit checking in on their health, condition and being a friendly visitor.
Meals on Wheels America established the March for Meals campaign in March 2002 to recognize the historic month, the importance of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, both congregate and home-delivered, and raise awareness about the escalating problem of senior hunger in America.
The 2020 observance of March for Meals celebrates 18 years of providing an opportunity to support Meals on Wheels programs that deliver vital and critical services by donating, volunteering and raising awareness about senior hunger and isolation. Meals on Wheels programs — both congregate and home-delivered, in Carson City have served our communities admirably for more than 45 years, according to the mayor's proclamation.
The staff and volunteers for Meals on Wheels Carson City are the backbone of the program and they not only deliver nutritious meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities who are at significant risk of hunger and isolation, but also caring concern and attention to their welfare, said Mayor Crowell in the proclamation.
"Meals on Wheels Carson City provides nutritious meals to seniors throughout the city that help them maintain their health and independence, thereby preventing unnecessary falls, hospitalizations and/or premature institutionalization. Meals on Wheels Carson City provides a powerful socialization opportunity for millions of seniors to help combat the negative health effects and economic consequences of loneliness and isolation," the proclamation states.
"The Carson City Senior Center's Meals on Wheels program deserves recognition for the contributions they have made and will continue to make to local communities, our State and our Nation."
Mayor Crowell proclaimed March 2020 as the 18th Annual March for Meals Month and urges every citizen to take this month to honor our Meals on Wheels Carson City program, the seniors they serve and the volunteers who care for them. Recognition of, and involvement in, the national 2020 March for Meals can enrich our entire community and help combat senior hunger and isolation in America. #CarsonProud.
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