Meals On Wheels

The voluntary organization that I have researched is Meals on Wheels. It is an organization that people give up their own time and go around to the elderly people and to the people who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The drivers for this organization normally drive a van because they go around to a lot of people in the one night. Some people also go around on bikes and some people walk if they are delivering a meal to someone near by. I think "Meals on Wheels" is a very good organization because it means that the people that are too old or that are too sick to prepare or purchase their own meals still get cared for and still get proper dinners.

Often the volunteers who go to the houses stay with the elderly people for a while and talk and comfort them so they don’t feel as if they are on their own all the time. If you were to be on your own all the time you would feel very lonely and that you would have nobody to talk to.

Each year at Christmas they would bring the elderly a Christmas dinner or they would get them all to come together and make it feel like they are having a family Christmas for the people who unfortunately do not have any family.

Thanks Lorna

Jordan sent this as well....

Meals on Wheels is a social service for those who cannot make their own meals or who are unable to go shopping. The service provides meals delivered to your house 3 days a week. The drivers use their own time and money to buy petrol to travel to lots of different peoples houses.

Without generosity there would be no Meals on Wheels. Users of the service are required to pay a contribution towards their meal though, which provides money for meals and petrol costs.

Meals on Wheels is situated in many places across Ireland, the closest is Raheny Dublin 5.

Phone 01-8058433/8058574

Thanks Jordan