Meals on Wheels is awesome and anyone who has any extra time on their hands should consider volunteering. My route for instance, takes less than an hour, and I do it three days a week. Everyone is so appreciative and I love interacting with them. It's hard to describe, other than it's an experience of a lifetime every day I do it.
i volunteer at meals on wheels the best gift you can give some one for the holiday is a warm meal and a chance for human contact as some dont ever get alot of company or have any family in the area.
the gift that keeps on giving in Milwaukee Wisconsin they let you sit in the service van while they cook your food in front of you and it is like $11 plus delivery included on exchange rate of the gallon water they give you cost almost 9k on regular years and I am paid almost twice monthly to afford this as well from a $210 dollar grocery budget...I live in about 7.5 feet plot and lifted it got with this kind of help I am fresh out my 20's with a 2 or 3 finger forehead THANKS
I am 60 years old now and I was a volunteer when I was younger. They ran me rugged, I was doing two routes a day several days a week. I thought I was helping those who were not able to help themselves but, Being old myself now I can see that many did not really need it (maybe 2 out of 12 really did). They could get out to go to Walmart or get their hair done but could not fix or buy themselves something to eat? Many were just taking advantage of something free because they fit into the accepted frame, which the more people that could get to fit, it gives meals on wheels employees an income, so I guess that's good. So they give people food and others jobs while the CEO gets more and more wealthy.
I am looking for something to volunteer my time to and considered meals on wheels, as I have a soft spot for children and the elderly, but this comment makes me want to do further research about the program.
@@Dah42 no you could deliver if you wanted everyone has the ability to socialize just don’t think to hard about what you wanna say or gonna say hope that helps
@@NoName-no8ti Thank you for your reply. You're right.. 99% of people have the ability to socialize... but that doesn't apply to me. If anything, I've been told that I make people feel uncomfortable... Another person told me that I was a very strange person... Another person said that my presence was useless... I have some other stories I could share! . Now, these people weren't trying to be mean to me... they were just being honest and sincere.. So that's why I wonder if they would hire someone who lacks social skills... I also wonder if those receiving the meals would want someone with zero social skills to deliver their meals.
@@Dah42 dont listen to those people take those things they said throw it in the trash what I mean is don’t keep those things in your mind if you think about , put your mind on something else one book I can recommend to you that has helped me is “the subtle art of not giving a fuck” the title is quite interesting but give it read it might help you see a new perspective and plus your reply shows you can have socialization. Keep your head up :)
Meals in wheels is a BS charity, because out of every dollar that comes from the State and those who donated they pay everyone, secretary, manager, Ceo, everyone except for the volunteers, no pay and they have to pay for their own fuel, so out of that dollar what is left goes for the food and towards the employees Christmas bonus, especially the CEO and managers, so they can claim to be a nonprofit organization so the state will continue to give them more money. So that meal is partially paid for if not totally paid for with the money the volunteers don't get paid for and the cost of their fuel. So without the volunteers the CEO and managers would not get huge Christmas bonuses.
