Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties Hosted “Mayors For Meals Day” on March 22, 2006

Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties hosted “Mayors For Meals Day” as a part of their March For Meals campaign on Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Twenty-two mayors in Johnson & Ellis Counties, participated in the event to show his/her support for the community’s seniors.

Meals-on-Wheels “Mayors For Meals Day” event included all the mayors delivering in their respective communities. “We are excited about having so many participate in our event. We hope to raise awareness of senior hunger in our community,” said Amy Jackson, director of development. “Most of our local mayors have been involved with our program in the past, and the new national “Mayors For Meals Day” is an excellent way to continue our relationship.”

March For Meals is a national campaign, in which Meals-on-Wheels is a participant, to raise awareness of senior hunger, and to encourage action on the part of the local community. Senior nutrition programs across the United States promote March For Meals in their local communities through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives. “Mayors For Meals Day” is a component of March For Meals that utilizes the involvement of local Mayors.
For more information about the March For Meals events or about Meals-on-Wheels services, please contact Meals-on-Wheels at info@mowjec.org. For more information on the 2006 March For Meals campaign please contact Meals on Wheels Association of America at 703-548-5558 or www.marchformeals.org.

Mayors participating were:

Mayor Carolyn Welcher, Venus	Mayor John Carroll, Cresson
Mayor Russell Green, Rio Vista	Mayor Bill Turner, Ovilla
Mayor Tom Durington, Alvarado	Mayor Claude Wakeland, Milford
Mayor Brandon Wright, Grandview	Mayor Boyce Whatley, Midlothian
Mayor Ken Shetter, Burleson Mayor Wava McCullough, Cross Timber Mayor Jim Dunn, Briar Oaks	Mayor Todd Little, Red Oak
Mayor Stan McVey, Joshua	Mayor Jay Barksdale,Waxahachie
Mayor Gary Heinrich, Keene	Mayor Medford Marion, Maypearl
Mayor Ted Reynolds, Cleburne	Mayor Frank Jackson, Italy
Mayor David Wallis, Godley	Mayor Russell Thomas, Ennis
Mayor Flo Smith, Garrett	(Not Pictured) Mayor Scott Borne, Ferris

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