Meals on Wheels Needs Volunteers to Pack and Deliver Meals in Pottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA, January 6, 2012 — Family Services’ Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteers to pack and deliver meals to homebound elderly and disabled individuals in the greater Pottstown area.

Meals on Wheels packing volunteers gather at Family Services’ Pottstown Office, 1976 East High Street, each weekday. There are two shifts to pack meals: 8-10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-noon.  

Volunteers who deliver meals meet at Family Services’ Pottstown Office each weekday at 10:30 a.m. Delivery routes take approximately one-and-a-half hours to complete. Volunteer drivers must have a valid driver’s license, current insurance and their own reliable vehicle.

Most volunteers commit to packing or delivering meals once a week, while others volunteer on a substitute basis. Training is provided.

For more information, please contact Alicia Adams, case manager, at 610-326-1610 ext. 228.

Each weekday, Family Services’ Meals on Wheels program provides two meals, a hot lunch and a cold supper to refrigerate, to an average of 160 homebound elderly and disabled individuals in Pottstown, Royersford and the Lower Perkiomen Valley. Community volunteers personally deliver over 81,000 meals a year, bringing nourishment, friendship and a kind word to those most in need. For more information on Meals on Wheels, please call 610-326-1610 or visit www.fsmontco.org.

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