DONATIONS
Senior Meals/ Meals
on Wheels
Elderly Opportunity Agency
134 N. Washington Ave.
Emmett, ID 83617
(208) 365-4461
Serving
Gem, Canyon, Owyhee, Boise, Payette, Washington, Adams, Elmore and
Valley Counties.
“Idaho…It’s where we live and it’s what
we do. We take care of our Idaho people.”
Albert (Ab) and Margaret West have come
full circle with Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels. After Ab retired from
raising Hereford cattle on their cattle ranch, he and Margaret became
Meals on Wheels Volunteers. Ab says delivering meals was a very
interesting thing to do. He described the wonderful people he and
Margaret met while delivering meals.
Ab remembers vividly, finding a homebound lady who had fallen on the
floor and couldn’t get up. Ab called for help. He was the only person
she would have seen for days.
In April after eight years of volunteer
service, Ab and Margaret “retired” again, this time from volunteering.
As Margaret begins to experience the affects of Alzheimer’s and Ab is
her full time caregiver, the Wests are now receiving the Meals on Wheels
they delivered to others.
Eight years of volunteering is an
outstanding contribution, but to Ab and Margaret, it isn’t
exceptional. To quote Ab, “It’s what we do. We take care of our Idaho
people.” Folks who join others for a fresh, nutritious lunch
at the Senior Meals dining rooms often say it’s a reason to get up, get
dressed and get out of the house, which is often as important as the
meal itself.
For homebound seniors receiving Meals on
Wheels, the friendly visit with their driver is often the only
interaction they have during the day. Both the Senior Meals Coordinators
and Meals on Wheels
volunteer drivers are able to keep a watchful eye on these seniors and
report any concerns they have
to the appropriate parties. Besides providing meals, Senior Meals/Meals
on Wheels help keep seniors
safe and living at home with dignity and independence.
You can take care of our Idaho people,
too. Your donation will go directly to purchasing meals for
seniors in your community.
Fill out the
Donation Form
and return it with
your gift.
Please…. give generously.
Thank you!
Lynnette Bain
Executive Director
P.S. As Ab
says, “It’s what we do. We take care of our Idaho people.”
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Margaret and Albert "Ab" West
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