LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Many people start the New Year looking for a way to make a difference in their communities, but Meals on Wheels needs your help year-round.
Nicole Thomas, volunteer coordinator at Lubbock Meals on Wheels, said many organizations see an increase in help at the start of the year, but the increase in volunteers doesn’t always last.
“Always in the beginning of the year there are more volunteers, because it will be their resolution to volunteer, but as the year goes it kind of declines because it’s a time commitment and people have other stuff going on, so it’s not at the top of their list,” Thomas said. “So we’re always working on recruiting and getting more volunteers,” Thomas said…