More than 500 volunteers participate in the annual program Citymeals on Wheelswho deliver holiday dinners and Christmas cheer to the elderly residents of new York who have no one to share this bright day.
Every Christmas, a coordinated team of these «elves» delivers nearly 20,000 meals in various corners of the Big Apple. Festive Goodies prepared in 12 separate centers, so from place to place menus are different, however, try to cook that the food was particularly appetizing. Last year on holiday tables appeared baked chicken, stuffing, vegetables, Spanish rice, Puerto Rican style (arroz gandule) and Apple pies.
In addition, volunteers always communicate with the retirees and give them gifts, often Christmas stockings filled with all sorts of useful things such as toiletries.
Kind words and small gifts are always uplifting for the elderly, especially if they’re not expecting visitors on a holiday. Many volunteers noted that they could not think how many lonely, desperate for attention retirees live around them. Very often, due to health problems, they are forced to stay in four walls, causing their circle of contacts is extremely limited. Therefore, they are year by year going back to centers, to somehow bestow all of these old people and do a good thing, because Christmas is a holiday of hope.
Throughout the year, Citymeals on Wheels partnered with 29 substations throughout the city to deliver more than 2 million Lunches and dinners on holidays and weekends weekends 18 000 lonely elderly people.
