Help Simsbury Group Deliver Meals To Seniors: What You Need To Know

McLean's

SIMSBURY, CT — A nonprofit Simsbury retirement community is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver meals to clients in surrounding towns.

The McLean’s Meals on Wheels program is looking for helpers to deliver meals weekdays in to senior citizens in Avon, Granby, East Granby, Canton and Simsbury.

Since its inception in 1978, McLean’s Meals on Wheels has provided daily
support for local residents who have difficulty preparing meals due to disability, illness,
or a recent surgery.

Meals are prepared fresh each weekday morning in the McLean’s Independent Living facility's kitchen.

Each delivery consists of a hot meal, a cold meal, drinks and dessert items.

The menus vary weekly and provide two-thirds of senior citizens’ minimum daily nutritional requirements.

The program currently serves approximately 75 individuals.

But, according to McLean's, volunteers are more than just a delivery service.

"Volunteer drivers not only deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors, they also
provide some companionship and a safety check," wrote McCleans. "Often, the Meals on Wheels delivery person is the recipient’s sole visitor for the day."

“The need is great and the rewards are real,” said Karen Shaw, coordinator of the McLean Meals on Wheels program.

Becoming a McLean Meals on Wheels volunteer driver requires a two-hour commitment
once or twice a month and access to a car.

The meal pick-up points are McLean’s campus in Simsbury and/or the Valley Baptist Church in Avon.

McLean, located at 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, is a not-for-profit senior living community in Simsbury, offering a full continuum of services including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, post-acute care, outpatient rehabilitation and wellness, home care and hospice.

For more information about volunteering with Meals on Wheels, please contact Karen
Shaw at 860-658-3980.

For more information on McLean's, visit this link.