CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Meals On Wheels was the beneficiary of a recent dinner and dance fundraiser at Highlands Senior Service Center in Clearlake.
More than 200 guests contributed to raise $5,556.13 for the program through ticket sales and silent auction and raffle proceeds for the “Rockin' to the '50s” event, held Saturday, Sept. 21.
Meals On Wheels serves more than 100 homebound seniors in the Clearlake area Monday through Friday, also offering frozen meals for weekends and holidays. More than 40,000 meals are delivered annually, according to Highlands Senior Service Center Executive Director Linda Burton.
The community's support for the program is especially important because of a 20-percent federal funding cut, Burton said.
Volunteers for the program are always needed.
For more information call the Highlands Senior Service Center at 707-994-3051.
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