Rochester Rotary Riser April Sutor has highlighted the need for additional volunteers for Rochester’s Meals on Wheels to help deliver food throughout the week.
Delivery routes around town take about an hour to an hour and a half from start to finish, with no minimum volunteer requirement, just as much as you can help out.
Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritious home delivered meals. Each meal meets one third of the daily-recommended nutrients containing: protein, starch, fruits and vegetables, salad and dessert.
Access to healthy meals can be an important part of helping people to remain living independently in their own homes.
Volunteers deliver meals over the noon hour. Meals are prepared under the supervision of a licensed dietitian and special diets are available. Meals on Wheels are available to greater Rochester area residents who are not able to prepare or easily access a healthy meal. Often recipients are frail, convalescing or have disabilities. Through Meals on Wheels recipients are able to improve or maintain health and remain living independently in their own homes.
Meals are delivered seven days a week in Rochester and if you’d like to sign up and become a volunteer you can find more information here.