Meals on Wheels Collin County is asking families, businesses and groups to pack Fall Harvest Boxes for the seniors on its routes, and it is accepting them through Oct. 27, KRLD reported Tuesday.
The boxes are meant to carry older adults through stretches when drivers cannot reach them. Antojuan Spoons Jr., the nonprofit's marketing and communications director, told the station that when a winter storm stops the weekday deliveries of hot meals, "they'll have these meals to be able to eat pretty much anytime."
What goes in a box
The organization's donation page lists specific items.
Food: two 7-ounce packets or pull-tab cans of chunk chicken, two tuna lunch kits, a four-pack of microwavable vegetables, two easy-peel vegetable soups, a 10-ounce microwavable meal, a box of instant oatmeal pouches, a package of wheat crackers, a jar of peanut butter of 10 to 18 ounces, a four-pack of fruit cups, a 10-ounce jar of fruit spread and a package of cheese-and-cracker packs.
Household items: sanitizing wipes, a box of tissues and a four-pack of toilet paper. Puzzles, games and stamps are welcome extras.
Spoons said donors can tuck in an encouraging note, a Bible verse or a motivational quote, since for some seniors in rural areas a visitor is rare.
