The Ellis County Press: Meals-on-Wheels needs volunteers for Ennis

Meals-on-Wheels needs volunteers for Ennis
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Editor on 01/22/2009 10:24:00


Amy LeBus Jackson, CFRE
Meals-on-Wheels
ENNIS - Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties needs additional volunteers
to help get noontime meals delivered to the homebound elderly and disabled
residents in Ennis.
"We recently have had a shortage of volunteers," said Shanna Dunn, volunteer
coordinator.
Currently, Meals-on-Wheels has nine delivery routes providing meals to the
residents of Ennis.
Meals-on-Wheels depends on its volunteers to deliver hot noontime meals to the
homebound elderly.
Meals-on-Wheels reports that they recently lost several volunteers since the
holidays.
"Ennis has a need for at least six additional volunteers to fill our openings,"
added Dunn.
Prepared meals are picked up at Helping Hands of Ennis located at 604 NE Main,
and served Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and noon, with delivery times
taking no longer than 45 minutes.
Volunteers are provided with detailed directions and instructions, and help when
they can, whether it is weekly, a couple of times a month, or simply on an as
needed basis.
"For our volunteers who deliver meals, they are not only helping to feed the
hungry, they are breaking the isolation that many of these people feel," Dunn
said.
"Without our volunteers, what we do would not be possible," she added.
_If you are interested in volunteering, or if you know of someone who could
benefit from Meals-on-Wheels services, please call 972 351-9943._