Mayors Deliver on March 21, 2007

Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties hosted “Mayors For Meals Day” as a part of their March For Meals campaign on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. 16 local mayors in Johnson & Ellis County, participated in the event to show his/her support for the community’s seniors.

Meals-on-Wheels “Mayors For Meals Day” event included all the mayors delivering in their respective communities. “We are excited about having so many participate in our event. We hope to raise awareness of senior hunger in our community,” said Amy Jackson, director of development.

March For Meals is a national campaign, in which Meals-on-Wheels is a participant, to raise awareness of senior hunger, and to encourage action on the part of the local community. Senior nutrition programs across the United States promote March For Meals in their local communities through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives. “Mayors For Meals Day” is a component of March For Meals that utilizes the involvement of local Mayors.

Alvarado Mayor, Tom Durrington	Bill Turner of Ovilla
Boyce Whatley of Midlothian	Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter & Wava McCollough of Cross Timbers
Carolyn Welcher of Venus	Cleburne mayor, Ted Reynolds
Flo Smith of Garrett	Joe Jenkins of Waxahachie
Linda Moore of Grandview	Merle Breitenstein of Joshua
Milford Mayor Claude Wakeland	Ron Bryce of Red Oak
Russell Green of Rio Vista	Russell Thomas of Ennis
No photos available for participating mayors, Roy Robinson of Keene and David Wallis of Godley.