Meals on Wheels catching up with snow days

The Senior Center was snowed out
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

By Jon Ann Cruver

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, following the Shoreline Schools closure policy, was closed for three days because of the winter weather.

Meals on Wheels Volunteer Coordinator Heather Hovey has been working to make sure all MOW clients receive meals before the end of the week. 

The usual delivery day is Thursdays, however, delivery of the meals to the center were held off until Friday morning. Participants were all called and assured that they will be getting their orders on Saturday, unless they need food before then. Meals on Wheels volunteers will be out getting orders delivered to folks in the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park areas. Heather and her volunteer crew of 12 volunteers are very dedicated to their job of helping those who are unable to get out and get meals on their own. Every week they deliver approximately 300 meals. They are truly community heroes.

For more information on eligibility for Meals on Wheels, call the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, 206-365-1536, on Tuesday mornings. Heather and her volunteers are at the phones taking orders for the week.

Hot lunches are served daily at the Senior Center; starting at 11:45AM until 12:30 or until the meal tickets are sold out, in the center's dining room. There is a $3.00 donation per meal for those 60 or older. For all others, a meal may be purchased for $6.00. All meals are created from scratch by the center's chef, Janice Bellotti-Pace and meet the 1/3 daily nutrition requirement. The menu is on-line at the senior center's web site.