e27: The Bridge - Meals On Wheels YEG - a podcast by Sherri Beauchamp, Jessie McCracken

from 2020-08-11T20:37:21

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[1:10] How We Were Introduced

[1:35] Who is Meals On Wheels?

[4:01] Not just for Seniors

[5:45] Dine Together Program (Pilot Project)

[7:23] How much does it cost?

[8:08] Food cooked fresh daily

[10:54] ~230-250 meals a day, 189,000 meals per year

[11:58] How does volunteering work?

[15:01] 25 drivers and 15-18 people in the kitchen DAILY volunteers needed

[18:21] Karen on making her difference

[19:35] How to help Meals On Wheels

[23:16] What Karen loves most about Edmonton

[26:40] How does Karen want to be remembered?

"Food is the connector to help with social isolation."

"We are delivering more than food. We are delivering help & hope."

"It becomes like a friend dropping by each week."

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