By Beth Houghton, Marketing Coordinator
Meals on Wheels Western Michigan
Think about your life journey right now at this very moment. Maybe you just got home from work, and you have a few minutes before you start cooking dinner. Do you go out with a friend? Eat at home? Eat with family?
You open the fridge to see what you need. What sounds good? Burgers? Tacos? No, maybe it’s something light, like a turkey sandwich with tomatoes and provolone cheese.
You have options…
Now picture your life at 72, and maybe you don’t get to see many of your friends anymore because it’s not easy to get out and do things. You’re tired more easily now and cooking is a little harder, but you still want to enjoy your favorite meals. You still want to feel independent by shopping for foods you love. You still want that connection that you had.
You look over to an article on your side table you remembered reading, and something flashes in your memory about Meals on Wheels Western Michigan.
Because of them, you remember that you still have options.
At Meals on Wheels Western Michigan, we help seniors in Kent and Allegan Counties live independently while staying connected with their community by providing More Than Just Meals.
Enjoy a Delicious Meal from Our Home Delivered Meals Program
You’re 72 but you still want to enjoy your favorite meals, so in your home-delivered meals order, you get the salmon filet because it reminds you of when you used to go fishing with a friend. You remember that your delivery driver likes fishing too and you can talk about that with them when they bring your order. Our Home Delivered Meals Program gives you options.
mealsonwheelswesternmichigan.org/home-delivered-meals
Get Groceries at Our Senior Pantry
Getting groceries at 72 isn’t as easy as it used to be, but you don’t mind taking a little longer to shop at the Senior Pantry because you have this idea to make scrambled eggs, sausage links and potatoes with your grandkids that are visiting soon. This meal was one of the favorites at your local diner before it closed many years back. You tell the Senior Pantry staff about this meal, and they help make sure you have just what you need to recreate it. Our Senior Pantry gives you options.
mealsonwheelswesternmichigan.org/pantry/
Connect Over a Meal at Our Community Dining Sites
At 72, you still want to be connected to your community, so you find a dining site nearby that happens to have one of your favorite meals, and you decide to stop by. You connect with someone at your table, and they share a story with you about summers grilling in the backyard as you both eat BBQ chicken and fresh vegetables. Our Community Dining Sites give you options.
mealsonwheelswesternmichigan.org/community-dining-sites
Your Life Right Now
Think about your life journey again. You’re done making the turkey sandwich but before you take a bite, you get on your phone, and you look up Meals on Wheels Western Michigan. You
browse around a little on the website while eating when, suddenly, the phone rings. It’s your friend asking you to hang out next week.
You remember seeing openings for kitchen volunteers at Meals on Wheels, and so you ask your friend if they want to help in the kitchen with some of the meals at Meals on Wheels. They are a little surprised by this and ask you what prompted the idea.
You laugh a little and say, ‘It’s just an option...’
Meals On Wheels Western Michigan Gives You Options
Meals on Wheels Western Michigan has options in Kent and Allegan Counties whether looking for services like our Home Delivered Meals Program or to help out as a volunteer to support our vision of No Senior Hungry or Forgotten. We provide quality nutrition services to promote the health and independence of seniors in our community and with the help of volunteers and staff, we are proud to serve over 6,000 seniors and counting!
Visit our website at mealsonwheelswesternmichigan.org or give us a call at (616) 459-3111 to learn about all of the options we provide.
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