Urgent Need for Volunteer Drivers

Have you ever considered that hope, health and happiness could be hand-delivered in just a few hours a week?

"As a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, I am not only delivering a hot nutritious meal, I am delivering love," said Laurie Fox, volunteer and Seniors Real Estate Specialist with Coldwell Banker.  "A simple smile or kind word means the world to some of these special people who eagerly await for us to arrive!"

With the summer months upon us, Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee is asking community members to help fill the need for Volunteer Drivers to deliver hot-nutritious meals to home-bound seniors.

The time requirement for delivering meals is approximately 1 to 1-1/2 hours, one day per week.  Meals are prepared at the Meals on Wheels PLUS kitchen at 811 23rd Avenue East in Bradenton, and delivered by volunteers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday.

“Assistance from the community is crucial to our operations,” said Maribeth Phillips, CEO of Meals on Wheels PLUS. “We simply could not provide the nutrition and support to local people in need without the help of our volunteers.”

For additional information about volunteering or any other Meals on Wheels PLUS programs, please call 941-747-4655 or visit www.mealsonwheelsplus.org.