The cold temperatures are not stopping hundreds of volunteers from delivering thousands of holiday meals to people across the Metroplex.
The menu includes turkey breast, cornbread dressing, gallons of hot gravy, vegetables, hot rolls and ambrosia pudding.The food will be delivered by 600 volunteer delivery drivers.Last-minute shopping guide: Grocery store hours for Christmas Eve in North Texas
Each time, in addition to a friendly greeting, they make sure each client is safe, warm and doing okay. "The volunteers are critical because they are our eyes and ears. They can check on the client when they go out into the home and also provide some holiday cheer as well as make a connection with the community," said Katherine Krause, the CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association. "The delivery today may be the only in-person contact the recipients have."
Because of the cold weather Meals on Wheels is changing the normal routine for getting meals to the volunteer drivers. The food is being kept indoors until the last minute to limit everyone's exposure to the sub-freezing temperatures.
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