Area Meals On Wheels Wins Subaru Grant, Needs Facebook Likes

December 19, 2010

The Huxford SAIL Center in Escambia County, Ala., recently won $500 from the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)/Subaru Share the Love grant program.

The winning essay describes how the members of the congregate meal site have helped others and are now entering the next phase of the holiday competition – which relies on getting the most Facebook users to “Like” their story. Winning that portion of the contest could earn this Meals On Wheels program up to an additional $500.

The money comes at a critical time for the Huxford Meals On Wheels program and the more than 140 other grant winners nationwide. The country’s economic downturn has made it more difficult to raise money to continue feeding or assist them in the purchase of a new van for meal delivery and recreational purposes.

“These Meals On Wheels programs share love every day by bringing food and companionship to America’s hungry seniors,” said MOWAA president and CEO Enid Borden. “For the third year in a row Subaru has generously included Meals On Wheels in its Share the Love Event. We want the world to read these stories and find out more about what these amazing Meals On Wheels programs do every day to ‘Share the Love’ in their communities.”

According to Huxford SAIL Center manager Bernice Ashcraft (pictured), the center can certainly use the grant.

“The van that we are presently using is a 1995 model, in poor running condition with very high mileage,” she said. “Huxford SAIL Center is in dire need of transportation.”

To read the Huxford SAIL center essay and “Like” it on Facebook, click here.

Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News