Nearly 300 Citymeals volunteers helped pack and deliver more than 16,000 dinners for homebound New Yorkers on Christmas.
On the menu: Cornish hen with rice and peas, glazed carrots and apple pie. "We've been doing this since my girls have been really little. It's a family tradition for us," said volunteer Elizabeth Iricarry.
"We really make their day. Everybody here does and it's just such a rewarding feeling," said volunteer Anna Brennan. "It brings tears to their eyes. They are happy, they feel remembered and thought of. It's incredibly rewarding," said Citymeals Executive Director Beth Shapiro.
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