BY THE EXAMINER STAFF
LifeCare Alliance, the Midwest’s leading provider of Meals-on-Wheels, is currently recruiting individuals, companies, social clubs, and schools to deliver meals in Logan County during the lunch hour to older adults and homebound individuals who are medically challenged and living with a disability in the community.
The Columbus-based non-profit organization will continue to serve all those qualifying clients, but local volunteers are needed to fulfill this mission of serving vulnerable neighbors.
Currently, LifeCare Alliance operates hot meal routes five days a week in Logan County, with routes needing to be filled immediately. Individual and corporate volunteers are welcome.
Agency officials said the Adopt-a-Route program provides a unique outreach experience that doubles as an excellent team-building opportunity. Volunteers may adopt a route one day a week, one day a month or any amount in between.
Any level of participation will save LifeCare Alliance the cost of a paid driver, at no expense to volunteers, as all training is paid by the organization.
When organizations and individuals volunteer to deliver Meals-on-Wheels, it makes a huge difference in the lives of people who are alone. For many of clients, the Meals-on-Wheels delivery person is the only contact that they encounter all day.
It takes thousands of volunteers to deliver more than a million Meals-on-Wheels throughout Central Ohio prepared by LifeCare Alliance. It is a morale booster, and a lunch hour you will feel good about all day long, agency representatives said.
The benefits of becoming a Meals-on-Wheels volunteer include:
• Meeting new and exciting people who depend on volunteers for a hot, nutritious meal.
• Promoting teamwork, which serves a dual purpose of a morale booster.
• Giving back to the community and helping older adults to remain independent in the comfort of their homes, where they want to be.
• Realizing you have made a difference in the lives of clients by keeping them safe in their own homes and living an independent lifestyle.
If you know someone who needs Meals-on-Wheels, contact the customer service department at 614-278-3130.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities offered by LifeCare Alliance, call (614) 444-MEAL (6325) or visit www.lifecarealliance.org.