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e27: The Bridge - Meals On Wheels YEG

Author
Sherri Beauchamp, Jessie McCracken, Meals On Wheels Edmonton
Published
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Episode Link
https://the-love-yeg-show.simplecast.com/episodes/e27-bridging-the-gap-meals-on-wheels-yeg-RlSBOhce

[1:10] How We Were Introduced

[1:35] Who is Meals On Wheels?

[4:01] Not just for Seniors

[5:45]  Dine Together Program (Pilot Project)

[7:23] How much does it cost?

[8:08] Food cooked fresh daily

[10:54] ~230-250 meals a day, 189,000 meals per year

[11:58] How does volunteering work?

[15:01] 25 drivers and 15-18 people in the kitchen DAILY volunteers needed

[18:21] Karen on making her difference

[19:35] How to help Meals On Wheels

[23:16] What Karen loves most about Edmonton

[26:40] How does Karen want to be remembered?

"Food is the connector to help with social isolation."

"We are delivering more than food. We are delivering help & hope."

"It becomes like a friend dropping by each week."

 

 

 

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