Good Turnout Today For Meals On Wheels 7th Annual Turkey Trot, 1 Mile & 5K Fundraising Walk/Run
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By Alric Lindsay
Meals on Wheels held its 7th annual Turkey Trot today, November 24, 2024. Over 100 persons registered for the event.
The fun 1 mile and 5k walk run, which started at Bayshore Mall at 4 pm, finished about an hour later when the last person walking arrived at the finish line.
Walk/Run Participants Wait At The Finish Line
At the end of the event, some participants received prizes. Winners included the below.
Abraham Whittaker, far left (overall male)
Amelia Marriott, far left (overall female)
Victoria Nolan, far left (first child)
Matthew Harkness, middle (one mile)
Regarding what will happen with the money raised today, Jennifer West, manager at Meals On Wheels, noted that it will go towards providing meals to over 300 seniors throughout the Cayman Islands. These meals are delivered year-round by volunteers at Meals on Wheels who are members of various communities and choose to donate their time to help seniors in need.
Jennifer West (right)
Members of the public who wish to contribute to our seniors may complete an online pledge at https://www.pledgeasenior.com/
You may also contact Meals On Wheels at [email protected] or (345)-769-1974 or via their website at https://www.mealsonwheels.ky/
Additionally, their offices are located at 1428 West Bay Road, Trafalgar Place, 2nd Floor.
More about Meals On Wheels:
The following is further information about Meals On Wheels which appears on their website:
The feeding of seniors began as a simple act of Christian kindness by the late Martha McField. Not simply satisfied with the usual Sunday visits to elderly friends and neighbours, she began cooking and delivering meals before going to church on Sunday mornings. When the need in the community grew, Meals on Wheels formally began in 1997 under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman and operated by Ms. Beulah McField. At inception, a total of 14 seniors received meals three days a week. In 2014 Cayman Islands Meals on Wheels fed 170 seniors in three districts with a partial presence in a fourth, with over 37,000 meals being prepared and delivered. In 2019 we served 245 seniors in all five districts providing over 50,000 meals. Since 2020 those figures expanded to providing nearly 80,000 meals each weekday across Grand Cayman.
