News Room
Gap in Meals on Wheels Participation in Portland is Estimated to be 500 People
Wednesday October 10, 2007
Press Conference
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
10:00 AM
State of Maine Room, City Hall
Portland, Maine
Meals on Wheels delivery begins at 10:30 AM
Scarborough, Maine—The Southern Maine Agency on Aging will announce a significant gap in the number of Meals on Wheels recipients living in Portland, when compared to the percentage of recipients in neighboring Cumberland and York county towns and cities. The Southern Maine Agency on Aging recently began managing the delivery of Meals on Wheels in Portland. Funds, volunteers and community support will be needed to expand Meals on Wheels for hundreds of Portland residents age 60+ who may be eligible.
Representatives of the media are invited to pre-arrange the opportunity to follow a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver on a Portland delivery route on October 17 or another day beginning at 10:30 AM.
For more information, contact ewhynot@smaaa.org or call Eileen Whynot, Director of Community Relations at 207-396-6512 or mobile phone 207-749-0211.
