CHARLESTOWN MEALS ON WHEELS

Ms JODIE HARRISON(Charlestown)I last spoke about Charlestown and District Meals on Wheels to recognise their fiftieth anniversary last year. Now, as then, their dedicated volunteers prepare and deliver freshly cooked meals hot, chilled and frozen three days a week. Their fifty-first year has thrown unprecedented challenges at our local Meals on Wheels, but I am pleased to report that they have risen to the occasion. They have adapted to become COVID-Safe and have maintained their services to our local community despite the extraordinary difficulties we have all faced over the course of 2020. When I visited recently, coordinator Donna diligently took my temperature and recorded my visit. I met with Donna, and other workers Karen, Anne, Celia and Jenny, and learned a little about the adaptations they have had to make to continue helping our community. I have volunteered there myself, and always found it a welcoming space. My sincere thanks to the wonderful, hard-working staff at Charlestown Meals on Wheels and all of their fantastic volunteers for adapting to this year's difficult circumstances.

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