Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties, Receives $2,000 Grant For March For Meals Campaign 2005

Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties announced today that they have been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) in recognition of the success of their 2005 March For Meals campaign. The grant was announced by MOWAA on June 29, and the grant money will be awarded on September 1 at the MOWAA Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia.

Meals-on-Wheels’ March For Meals consisted of an awareness crusade throughout Johnson and Ellis Counties about the programs services. Meals-on-Wheels appealed to the public by using local media, its website, www.servingthechildrenofyesterday.org, and conducting a direct mail appeal during the month of March. Activities were supported by this year’s campaign spokesperson, NASCAR driver Robby Gordon, who was feather in campaign posters and public service announcements.

“We raised more awareness around Meals-on-Wheels and are enjoying a renewed interest in our organization and its mission,” said Vinsen Faris, executive director. “As always, we have received a positive response from our community, which makes the campaign worth while.” The success of Meals-on-Wheels’ March For Meals campaign, in addition to the $2,000 grant they received from MOWAA, will fuel momentum for an even greater campaign next year.

March For Meals is a national campaign, in which Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties 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. The campaign takes place in the month of March because it was during this month that the law was enacted that included meal programs in the Older Americans Act.

Meals-on-Wheels is a community-based, non-profit organization serving the homebound elderly and disabled residents throughout Johnson and Ellis counties. For more information, contact the Meals-on-Wheels office at (817) 558-2840 or (972) 351-9943, or on the web at www.servingthechildrenofyesterday.org.