FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 4/4/08

The Council for Older Adults has announced that it will hold a special open house to educate the public on volunteer opportunities available at the Center for Older Adults. Volunteers are needed to assist older adults by delivering meals (Meals-on-Wheels), providing transportation to and from medical appointments, delivering durable medical equipment and nutritional supplements, volunteering as kitchen assistants or special event volunteers.

Over 46,000 meals were served to home-bound older adults, through the Council’s Meals-on-Wheels program and at dining centers during the first three months of 2008. This reflects more than a 30% increase over 2007.  Additional meal drivers are needed to accommodate this record growth to insure no older adults will go without a hot, nutritious meal.

This event will be held on Tuesday, April 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Center for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Rd., Delaware, Ohio.  Presentations describing various volunteer opportunities will be at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. A tour of the new Center for Older Adults will be held following each presentation.  Refreshments will be provided. All volunteers receive training, mileage, and in some cases, free lunch on the day they volunteer.  

If you have been thinking about volunteering in your community …. this is your chance to learn more, and join an exceptional group of people, dedicated to improving the life of the older residents of our community.  

For more information or to RSVP, contact Amy Brown, Coordinator of Volunteers at (740) 203-2355