One of the most important services the Lenawee Department on Aging provides is Home Delivered Meals. Each weekday, hot meals go to adults 60 and older who are homebound, unable to prepare food, and have no one who can assist them. This requires 38 delivery routes across the county, leaving from senior centers in Addison, Blissfield, Hudson, Morenci, Onsted, Tecumseh, and from the central kitchen in Adrian.
These deliveries are only possible because of dedicated volunteers. Some deliver every day, others once a week, or even just a couple of days a month. “It does not matter how often they deliver; it makes a difference,” says nutrition director Connie Fenby-Beevers. Long-time volunteer and former department director Tom MacNaughton shared, “Delivering meals is one of the most tangible ways to give meaning to life.”
Volunteers come from many places and backgrounds. Some deliver because it gives purpose to their day. Others serve as part of a community service requirement. Many employers allow staff to take a longer lunch hour to help. College athletic teams, the Goodwill LINK program, and the HOPE Center have also made commitments to deliver meals. The Department on Aging is grateful for each one…