Jackson Senior Center now has more wheels for meals

The River Eagle Distribution Company presented a van to the Jackson Senior Center for delivering noon meals to homebound seniors and disabled adults living in Jackson and northern Cape Girardeau County. River Eagle Distributing Company general manager Tom Anderson recently presented the keys to Jackson Senior Center board president Lester Maevers and administrator Debbie Stockton.

Three vans are now available for weekday deliveries to homebound seniors age 60 and older and to every disabled adult who requests it. The service is also available to seniors temporarily incapacitated due to surgery or injury. Volunteer drivers who deliver the meals cover a route of more than 130 miles to more than 100 homebound adults. The conversation and connection they bring to some recipients may be the only daily contact they have with the community.

For more information about enrollment in the homebound meal delivery program or to volunteer, call 243-4241.