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It is the season where we reflect on all things we are thankful for during the past year. We are writing about Webster City Meals on Wheels (MOW). Since January MOW has gone from obtaining meals prepared at Briggs Woods Conference Center to Grama's Diner downtown. Both locations provided delicious meals for our clients and the transition from one provider to the other went very smoothly. For this, we are incredibly grateful!
This service is especially important for our community as it delivers a tasty meal five days a week directly to area homes at a low cost. We have volunteer drivers transporting the meals, adding a little needed conversation, and a personal check on clients to make sure they are doing okay. There have been times when a call has been made by a MOW driver to an emergency contact about a client's condition and follow through on their care.
We are VERY thankful for all our volunteer drivers in this community. Besides the many individuals that deliver, we also have businesses in our community that provide drivers for our cause. Employees and members of Farm Credit Services of America, the Rotary Club, Foster's Funeral and Cremation Center, and Boman's Funeral Home do their part in driving meals either on a weekly, bi-weekly, or substitute basis. For this we are incredibly grateful!
Last, but not least, we are very thankful to our community for their generous donations to our program now and in past years. This financial support has kept us operational as an independent organization instead of one relying on state or federal funds.
Anyone interested in receiving meals from the WC Meals on Wheels program needs to call Hamilton County Public Health to sign up (515-832-9565). This can be completed entirely over the phone. A lot of our clientele have gotten their start with local or out-of-town family members setting up the service for them.
Jeanne Hill, Volunteer
Webster City
on behalf of
Webster City Meals on Wheels Team