Day Joins In On Assisting Seniors With Meals on Wheels

A release from the office State Representative Michael Day:

This past Thursday, March 29, Representative Michael S. Day joined regular volunteers in making lunch and dinner deliveries as part of the Meals on Wheels program in Winchester, administered through Minuteman Senior Services. Meals on Wheels volunteers bring a daily nutritious meal and provide friendly wellness checks on seniors in their homes.

For many seniors, the daily visit from a Meals on Wheels volunteer or staff member is often the only person with whom they see or speak all day. This regular social interaction helps identify and prevent mental health problems and can spot other health issues before they require emergency treatment.

“I never miss an opportunity to volunteer and help call attention to the essential services the Meals on Wheels program provides to our senior residents,” said Representative Day. “In addition to the chance it affords me to make new friends, I also appreciate the opportunity it affords me to thank the volunteers who make this program possible.”

Meals on Wheels ensures that seniors have access to adequate nutrition even when family support, mobility and resources are lacking. Nutrition is necessary for health, functionality and the ability to remain independent. Healthy eating can increase mental acuity, resistance to illness and disease, energy levels, immune system strength, recuperation speed and the ability to manage chronic health problems.

"I thank Charlie Culhane and all the volunteers at Meals on Wheels and will continue to fight for the funding necessary to keep this program running,” continued Representative Day. "In addition to providing healthy meals to those in need, the safety check that accompanies each meal delivery ensures that, in the case of an emergency or problem, medics will be called, families will be notified and our seniors will receive the care and attention they deserve.”

Photo courtesy Representative Day's office