Volunteer Davidson County

For almost 4 decades now Tim Jordan’s family carries out a huge cooking event on Christmas Eve, cooking meat for Christmas the old-fashioned way—preparing pork, beef, chicken, and turkey over wood coals. It is a family project—grandchildren use vacation leave to take off work, so they won’t miss the event which is now in its 4th generation and has orders pouring in from friends and family! Tim’s father started the tradition which has become an event, and he and his brother carry on.
But this tradition reaches beyond family, there’s more… As in previous years, Tim loaded up a take-out tray for each of the people on his Meals on Wheels route and took them enough food to last them through the weekend when Meals on Wheels would not be delivered for five days. Predictably, Tim’s family gained more joy and happiness than those they gave the meals to. Meals on Wheels volunteers are the BEST! Do yourself and our homebound seniors a lot of good by volunteering to deliver Meals on Wheels! Call 336.474.2646.

It was last Friday Oct 17 in Southmont NC when friends and co-volunteers Judy Gibbs and Kathy Frangos were getting the Meals on Wheels containers out of their vehicle and the elderly client appeared on his porch telling them to put the meals back, he was having heart pains and had just called 911! He told them to go on and take care of the other clients, but his words fell on deaf ears. The ladies were on the porch, helping the wobbly gentleman back into his house and into his recliner. Giving them permission to pray for him, he slipped off his hat and bowed his head as they held his hand and prayed with him. Then EMS was there to transport him to the hospital.
Their experience emphasizes the importance of the daily Meals on Wheels visit by volunteers. “The gentleman’s wife just passed away a few months ago, and I thought of what I would want someone to do if that was my dad or husband. We were NOT going to leave him there alone, and we stayed until EMS arrived,” said Kathy.
Be a lifesaver today, volunteer by calling 336.474.2646.

It was not simple for her! Dan & Robin Slabaugh’s Meals on Wheels client had done something wrong and could not put together her new vacuum cleaner. Dan & Robin took 10 minutes of their time and helped her assemble the unit. Their elderly client was so grateful for their help! “Little things” like that are not simple to homebound seniors. Make other’s lives and your own life better by delivering Meals on Wheels! Call 336.474.2646 today.