The Osceola Council on Aging “Meals on Wheels” program will participate and host the national 2015 March for Meals campaign. The March for Meals 5K event will take place onSaturday, March 21, 2015 and will include a 5K (3.1 mile) run and walk, Kid’s Run, silent auction, and more. Plus, if you bring non-perishable food items, you will be entered into a prize drawing!
The event will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in the Town of Celebration at the Lakefront at 631 Sycamore Street starting at 7:00 a.m. (registration) and the run and walk begins at 8:00 a.m. The cost is $25 (before March 7th) and $30 (March 8th-20th) and $35 (day of event). To register online go towww.osceolagenerations.org.
“Our Meals on Wheels program is so important to our community, the food and personal contact we provide to seniors in this community is needed more than ever,” said Wilda Belisle, Meals on Wheels Director, and Osceola Council on Aging. “We need our community to come out and run or walk and help our seniors who are counting on us to provide them a hot and/or cold meal. We can’t let them down.”
March for Meals is a national campaign held during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by the Meals On Wheels Association of America to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Hundreds of Senior Nutrition Programs across the United States, like Meals On Wheels, promote Osceola Council on Aging March for Meals through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives.
"Our Meals on Wheels programs are on the front lines every day making sure that no senior is forgotten," said Meals on Wheels Association of America President CEO Ellie Hollander. "March for Meals is a time when communities can come together to stand with their local Meals on Wheels program and ensure all seniors live a nourished live with independence and dignity."