MEALS ON WHEELSJasmin McKinnie

April 27, 2014KHP 2240

The volunteers at Meals on Wheels work from a sheet they pick up at the office. It includes the following: route #, name, address-directions to get to each house, instructions for each house,

and type of meal. There are 7 routes in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Once the volunteers get the meal sheet, they put the deliveries together.

The meals consist of an entrée, roll, dessert, and milk. LSD means low

sugar dessert and some people did not get milk at all by choice.

DESSERT AND DRINK FITS EVERY INDIVIDUAL’S DIET

If the individual is not at home, you can leave the food in the cooler if it has an ice pack.

I am handing Mr. Clancy two of everything because he and his wife are on the program.

I rode with one of the volunteer’s and she let me put the meal together.

How do you qualify for the program?• 60 and over• Disabled

• Spouse is out of the home• The person can not fix food for his or her self.

• The program looks at the person’s income to see if he or she has to pay but will not make someone pay if his or her income is low and can not

afford to.

Three things I learned or felt?

• I feel this is a great program it helps individuals who do not have that help during the day with a meal and their face lights up to have someone stop even if it is only a few minutes to talk and help them with having

a meal for lunch.• I learned that it is certain requirements the person has

to meet to get on the program.• Non profit organization