Meals-on-Wheels, NASCAR driver, Robby Gordon, Join Forces for Annual March For Meals Campaign - Click here to read "A Lifesaver" - A Client's Story.

Kicking off March 1, NASCAR driver Robby Gordon joins the Meals-On-Wheels Association of America and its local programs nationwide for their annual March For Meals campaign.

This year’s slogan “So No Senior Goes Hungry,” is the rallying cry of the campaign. This year, in particular, there are three goals for the campaign: (1) Raise awareness of senior hunger, (2) recruit new volunteers to join the fight against senior hunger, and (3) raise money that will be used at the local level.

In our community, Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties will promote its services to the community through local media outlets throughout the month of March, and an area-wide mail appeal that will hit local mailboxes mid-March.

“We hope the 2005 March For Meals campaign will help rally the community behind our organization and the vital work that we do,” explained Amy Jackson, Director of Development. “Everyday, nationwide, hundreds of thousands of senior citizens go hungry. More than 425 everyday right here in our own community.”

Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties has been serving the homebound elderly and disabled residents since April 0f 2001, and continues to face the challenge of an ever-growing population.

“We are currently serving the poorest, frailest, and most needy population we have ever seen in the history of the organization,” Jackson added. “We are working hard to change this, not leaving anyone without, but we continue to need your help and the support of the community. Every person can make a difference, whether it is by donating, volunteering, or educating yourself and others about senior hunger issues.”

Senior nutrition programs nationwide provide congregate and home-delivered meal services for elderly people in need. The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is a national organization whose mission is to provide visionary leadership and professional training for Meals-on-Wheels programs nationwide, and to develop partnerships that will ensure the provision of quality nutrition services. Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties is a nationally certified Meals-on-Wheels program through MOWAA.

For more information please click on the following informational brochures.

To learn more about your local Meals-on-Wheels, please contact Meals-on-Wheels or info@mowjec.org. For more information on the 2005 March For Meals campaign please contact Meals on Wheels Association of America at 703-548-5558 or www.marchformeals.org.