Meals on Wheels Big Day of Giving ~ Marc Thompson

Dear Family and Friends, 

I've been involved with Meals on Wheels Yolo County since 2007 as a driver and was asked to join the board in 2022. This organization gets to the heart of what I'm passionate about and that's FEEDING PEOPLE! 

Today, MOW Yolo nourishes nearly 1,000 food insecure, isolated aging adults countywide, and is the only provider in Yolo County of fully prepared meals for seniors. No social services provider other than MOW Yolo fully meets the needs of local seniors who are unable to travel to a grocery store or other food access location, and/or are physically unable to prepare their own food and do not have family or a caregiver to assist.

The program has grown by an astounding 150%+ in two years, with approaching 20,000 meals produced and delivered each month. Yet, MOW Yolo still is serving only 12% of the senior population estimated to be food insecure in Yolo County, per 2020 U.S. Census statistics. As many as 8,100+ local seniors live in poverty in our communities and await healthy meals.  Furthermore, the many one-time, pandemic-era funding sources leveraged to build MOW Yolo's capacity in recent years will end in the next five months, putting at risk the sustenance of MOW Yolo's programmatic growth to nourish more seniors with more meals.

Your contribution will make a difference!  I personally vouch for the impact of Meals on Wheels Yolo County and the team from the staff to the volunteers who deliver the meals with a smile. 

With Gratitude, 

Marc 

This photo is of the Davis Sunrise Rotary club and these members  deliver meals each Monday in Davis. 

My son and I deliverying meals on Halloween back in the day😀