b'AAWWOORRDDFFRROOMMOOUURRBBOOAARRDDCCHHAAIIRR2024ishereandweareofftoagreatstart.MuchworkisaheadasMealsonWheelsMontgomery AL Metro Area continues its mission of helping seniors in the MontgomeryMetroAreaachievetheirgoalsofaginginplace.Wehavehadgreatsupportfromthecommunitywithournamechangeandrebrandingeffortsandknowthiswillcontinuethroughout the coming year. MealsonWheelsprovideshotmealsto433seniorneighborsMondaythroughFridayofeach week. While providing these hot meals, our volunteers are also checking on the healthandwell-beingoftheseseniors.Ourvolunteersaresometimestheonlypersontheseseniors see each day. Meals on Wheels also provides 166 frozen meals to area seniors every two weeks along withan additional 91 frozen meals each Friday to those seniors who are nutritionally at risk. This program cannot be completed without your help be it monetary funds and/or your time.Together we can make a difference in the lives of our seniors. Thank you for your constant support. It is with your generositythat we are able to look forward and continue our mission of addressing the needs of our homebound seniors. Willis Teel, Board ChairAAWWOORRDDFFRROOMMOOUURRCCEEOOThefocusinthisissueofourNewsMagazine,Volunteering,meansagreatdealtomepersonally. The volunteers that assist our staff in so many ways are the reason that we canaccomplishourmissionofofferingtheMealsOnWheelsprogramtoseniorsinourcommunity, Makenomistake,MealsOnWheelsvolunteersareveryvaluedandrespectedinthisorganization.Wecouldnotserve600seniorseachweekdaywithouttheworkfromvolunteers who come early in the morning to help plate the food to other volunteers whodeliver later in the mornings. We are fortunate to have volunteers who bake birthday cakesfor the clients, as well as hundreds of partners who help make holidays bright for our seniorneighbors.Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, There is no limit to what can beaccomplishedifitdoesntmatterwhogetsthecredit.ThatsentenceencapsulatesthemeaningofvolunteeringatMealsOnWheels. Together, we can enhance the lives of the seniors in ourcommunity by providing a lifeline that gives them dignity, safetyand care.Donna Marietta, CEO'