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Llano meals program needs $23K to run
Donations down means reduction in staff, resources
Updated: Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:29 PM CST
Published : Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:15 PM CST
LLANO, Texas (KXAN) -
How to help
Volunteers gear up for another mission of goodwill.
Nineteen warm meals work their way from the oven, packed up and start heading out the door. Seniors like 99-year old-Martha Jo Smith say the count on these meals every day as many of them are home bound or do not have any relatives or siblings to help them any more.
"Oh its just a godsend," said Smith, who will turn 100 this month. "Because it's already cooked and it tastes so good."
Volunteers say it's not only hot meals they provide but a watchful eye as they get to check on their well being as many live alone and without much contact to anyone.
"It's not so much the food which is important," said volunteer driver Nancy Hinton. "But it's also just checking on them, seeing them every day making sure that they're OK."
Teenager Jason Hinton says he gets a lot from volunteering, too.
"I do this to help people that can't get their own food, don't have resources to get it," said Hinton, 15, who's a Boy Scout. "Because it's good to see them be happy with, they get loved."
How to help
- If you would like to contribute to the Llano Seniors Meals Program call, 325-247-4662.
Back at the senior center, when the bell goes off it's time for a quick prayer but it also means lunch is coming. Eleven seniors, all part of the Llano meals program say they love the food but also the friendship of meeting up at the community center.
"It's during the holidays time too," said Irene Fullmer, a volunteer senior. "And they need to know that somebody is thinking about them and helping them out."
But these little warm happy meals could get drastically reduced in number or cut all together. The Hill County Community Action Association announced last week the Llano meals program is $23,000 in the red and could risk shutting down unless they find the money necessary to continue operations before year's end.
"That's a real concern as to what would happen if they don't get a meal," said senior meals program Gwen Brumm.
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