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      Accomplishments

bullet Since 1972, Meals on Wheels PLUS has served 8,338,570 meals to homebound elderly and/or handicapped and at adult and child daycare centers.
 
bullet Distributed emergency food orders sufficient to prepare meals for one week for more than 74,543 families in need.

bullet Distributed food orders sufficient to prepare for 60,696 needy families.

bullet Guaranteed 12,184 babies had full tummies and dry bottoms with infant baskets from The Food Bank of Manatee.

bullet Supplied 917,517 meals to those in need during weather-related emergency situations.

bullet Provided Thanksgiving Day dinner with all the trimmings for 34,647 people that would have otherwise been alone or done without.

bullet Insured that 7,189 people benefited from our Heat and Energy Assistance Program for the elderly.

bullet Delivered 3,600 library books to the homebound.

bullet Administered 17,059 blood pressure and vital sign screenings to participants at Friendship Dining Centers.

bullet Traveled on 327,330 transportation trips.
 
bullet Provided 305,254 hours served by RSVP volunteers to area non-profit agencies.

bullet Allowed companions and caretakers more than 25,422 hours of respite knowing their loved ones were being taken care of at our Adult Day Center.

bullet Served an additional 13,000 meals thanks to the generosity of our Golden Fork Corporate Business Partner program initiated in 2001.
 
bullet Served 12,708 meals to boys and girls in child daycare centers throughout Manatee County.

For more information on any of these services, please call Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc.

811 23rd Avenue East
Bradenton, FL 34208
PHONE: (941) 747-4655
FAX: (941) 747-9871
Email: info@mealsonwheelsplus.org


 

 
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