A Marin County couple is kicking off their 20th year making sure senior citizens don't go hungry, and they have no plans to retire even though they're older than some of the people they serve.
A Marin County couple is kicking off their 20th year making sure senior citizens don't go hungry, and they have no plans to retire even though they're older than some of the people they serve.With 79-year-old Ruth Schwartz at the wheel and her 82-year-old husband Curt Kinkead unloading boxes from their delivery van, they operate like a well-oiled machine.Together, they're making a difference for about 1,000 people a year.
In recent years, they've added weekly 'open food days' where people can pick up donations themselves in Bolinas and San Rafael. The couple says in all, they've given away 100 million dollars worth of groceries. 'We came up with a treatment for a very serious disease that kills thousands of seniors every year. It's called 'financially-induced situational depression,'' Kinkead said. 'This program gives instant relief to that condition.
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