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3/26/2016 Dear Friends Meals on Wheels New Orleans is asking for your support. Although Louisiana is home of the best food in the world, thousands of our senior citizens are threatened with poverty, hunger and isolation on a daily basis.

Help us, help our seniors. Join us for our 2016 Meals on Wheels Fundraiser:

“Don't Forget to Feed Mama” a Meals on Wheels Fundraising Event on June 26, 2016. Even the most independent among us, if fortunate to live long enough, may experience a decline in mobility or health that can strip away our independence and diminish the quality of our lives. Advances in medicine have extended our life expectancy to record highs. One quarter of today’s 65-year-olds will live past the age of 90 and will experience many of their daily chores turning into insurmountable everyday challenges. While we all celebrate the increase in lifespan, maintaining health while aging comes with a price. Without support from programs like Meals on Wheels, millions of seniors are forced to prematurely trade their homes for nursing facilities. It costs less to provide a senior Meals on Wheels for an entire year than it costs to spend one day in the hospital or six days in a nursing home. Meals on Wheels saves us all billions of dollars in unnecessary Medicaid and Medicare expenses every year – tax dollars that can be spent in much better ways.

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Meals on Wheels has been servicing the hungry for over 60 years, helping nearly 2.4 million seniors annually in virtually every community in the country. Seniors serviced believe we’ve helped them improve their health, allowed them to stay in the comfort of their home and makes them feel safe knowing someone will check on them regularly. Keep these services going by attending our fundraiser.

Let’s take care of those who have taken care of us!

“Don't Forget to Feed Mama” Meals on Wheels Fundraising Event

June 26, 2016

6 - 9 p.m. Arbor Room, City Park

12 Magnolia Dr. New Orleans, LA 70124 Plenty of food, dancing and fun

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Single tickets $100

Silver Level $1,000 (includes 12 single tickets)

Gold Level $2,500 (includes premium table for 10, prominent sponsor recognition and logo placement in event publicity)

Purchase your “Don’t Forget to Feed Mama” event tickets or make a donation today by calling 504-821-4121,

donating online at http://www.nocoa.org/main/inside.php?page=donations or emailing mealsonwheelsnola@gmail.com.

Make checks payable to: Meals on Wheels 2475 Canal Street Suite 400 New Orleans, LA 70119

We look forward to seeing you there.

Special Thanks to Our Committee: Renee Carrere, Chair Howard Rodgers, Executive Director Jean Rice, Co-Chair Malaika Moran, Event Committee Eugene Priestley, Event Committee Donna Swanson, Event Committee