A campaign to attract more volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program in Fort Frances has been launched.
Be A Lunch Hour Super Hero program is aimed at businesses to offer up their staff to deliver meals at lunchtime during the summer.
Director of Community Services at Riverside Health Care Facilities Dave Black says it addresses an issue they have during the summer.
“Historically, we’ve been challenged with volunteers, particularly during the summertime period. Meals on Wheels Be a Lunch Hour Superhero initiative is designed to approach businesses in the Fort Frances area to challenge them to donate their lunch hour and help deliver Meals on Wheels to the vulnerable residents in the community,” says Black.
The route takes about 90 minutes to two hours to complete. Black says with multiple people involved, that can easily be reduced to an hour or less.
Riverside kicked off the program last week. Black says they are starting to get some interest to complement the support they have already received this year.
“I would like to offer some recognition to a few groups that have helped out as we kind of come out of the COVID restriction period where we’re able to have volunteers resume delivery. The Beta Sigma Phi group has been fantastic. The Rainy River District School Board stepped up to help out. The Church of the Holy Spirit and St Mary’s Church both have offered volunteers, which has been very helpful for us moving forward,” says Black.
They are also some individuals wanting to assist and volunteer their time.
If your businesses or organization can help, call Sheri Monahan at Riverside 274-4847 or email s.monahan@rhcf.on.ca to get involved.
In May, Meals on Wheels delivered more than 670 meals to over 40 clients.
