{"id":790,"date":"2019-08-04T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T23:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bayaging.net\/?p=790"},"modified":"2019-08-04T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T23:45:14","slug":"bay-aging-is-seeking-volunteers-of-all-ages-for-our-meals-on-wheels-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flagonsworkshop.net\/?p=790","title":{"rendered":"Bay Aging Is Seeking Volunteers of all Ages for our Meals on Wheels Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volunteering is a Tremendously Rewarding Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Urbanna, VA) \u2013 Bay Aging is seeking individuals to give of their time as volunteers in our Meals on Wheels program. Typically, volunteers serve approximately two to three hours once a week delivering meals to the seniors in your community. However, we are extremely flexible and can arrange a volunteer schedule that works for you. While we always have volunteer opportunities throughout Bay Aging\u2019s Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck service area, currently our most acute need is in Mathews County.<\/p>\n

Bay Aging\u2019s Meals on Wheels program accomplishes much more providing sustenance to homebound seniors. Meals on Wheels volunteers are a lifeline for seniors, provide friendship and safety checks for the people they serve. In 2018, Bay Aging staff and Meals on Wheels volunteers delivered over 166,000 nutritious meals to frail, homebound seniors throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.<\/p>\n

Carol Hamlett has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer for seven years and has found it to be one of the most rewarding experiences in her life. \u201cWithout Bay Aging, I would never have known what a rewarding experience volunteering could be,\u201d Carol observed. \u201cIt makes me feel so good when I go into someone\u2019s home and their face lights up because I\u2019m there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ken Rogers, Director of Bay Aging\u2019s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), noted, \u201cAlmost every county we serve has a rapidly growing senior population and, in many cases, Meals on Wheels deliveries are the only way these seniors can continue to live independently in their own homes. For example, by next year, Mathews County will be 32 percent age 65 or older and many of these seniors live alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura Matthews, Bay Aging\u2019s Active Lifestyle Center Manager in Mathews, said, \u201cWe are thankful to Mathews County Public Schools for the incredible, home-cooked meals they prepare for our seniors every week. Unfortunately, without more volunteers it is difficult to reach as many of our neighbors as we need to.\u201d
\nFor more information about becoming a Meals on Wheels volunteer, please call or email Laura at (804) 725-7850 or lmatthews@bayaging.org.<\/p>\n

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About Bay Aging:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For over 40 years, Bay Aging has been caring for older adults and people with disabilities in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula with meals, home and personal care, public transportation, home repairs and living options. Our goal is to help people live independently in their own homes and communities surrounded by their own things and, wherever possible, their families and friends. Our top priority is to keep independence, home and community at the hub of life in the rural counties we serve.<\/p>\n

Last year Bay Aging\u2019s services affected over 26,000 lives! Every year, we:<\/p>\n