Alamance County Meals on Wheels

Providing food for those in need

Alamance County Meals on Wheels

Amanda Bartolomeo:
amanda@alamancemow.org
411 W. Fifth St., Suite A, Burlington, NC 27215
www.alamancemow.org

Alamance County Meals On Wheels (ACMOW) was formed on May 20, 1973 as Alamance County Council on Elderly, Inc. Over the years, the agency has offered hot, home-delivered meals, frozen home-delivered meals, bad weather emergency meals, weekend meals, homemaker services and a grocery assistance program. The agency began serving clients in February of 1974 and became a United Way agency in 1975.

The First Presbyterian Church of Burlington has graciously housed the offices of ACMOW since its inception. The agency began delivering one route, and now serves approximately 320 individuals on 23 routes.

SERVING OPPORTUNITIES:

Project: Meal Delivery

Description: Deliver food on one route, once a month.

Day & Time: Varies (Monday-Friday) about 1 hour

Location: Pick-up at 411 W. Fifth St. Burlington, NC 27215. Deliver the meals to those on each designated route

Requirements: Provide own transportation

Project: Snack Bags for Clients

Description: Donating breakfast bars, oatmeal, canned fruit, ect. for snack bags for the clients (must be easy to chew, easy to open, non-expired).

Day & Time: anytime

Location: drop off at the Burlington office

Project: Birthday Bags for Clients

Description: Purchase and organize snack / toiletry bags for individuals served on the Meals on Wheels routes.

Items: Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Shampoo, Body Wash, Notepads, Band-aids, Q-tips, Lotion, Nail Clippers, Chapstick/Lip-balm, Washcloths, Shaving Cream, Small Flashlights, Tissues, Word Search Books, Crossword Puzzle Books, Deodorant, Socks, Bar Soap.

Project: Office Supply Donations

Description: Purchase and donate office supplies for Meals on Wheels Office.

Items Needed: Clorox Wipes, Hand Soap, Napkins, Paper Plates, Hand Sanitizer, Dish Washing Soap, Kleenex, Toilet Tissue, White and Colored Printing Paper, Hot & Cold Drinking Cups, Post-It Notes