Meals On Wheels of Tampa needs your help to be able to provide holiday gift bags to its 800+ senior and homebound program recipients

Updated on November 28, 2017

Meals On Wheels is currently collecting a variety of items under the following three categories: Healthy snacks (cups of fruit, cans of tuna, drinks, crackers, individual sized cookies, etc), Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, etc), Games (crossword puzzles, Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, cards, etc) from community members and various businesses, organizations, and clubs across Tampa. Meals On Wheels will be collecting items now through Monday, December 11^th. Volunteers will sort the goodies and prepare for volunteers to deliver on Saturday, December 16^th. Click here for a full list of items being collected.

We need your help! To receive a decorated holiday gift collection box for your place of business, organization, club or for any other purpose, please email Lauren at L.Vance@MOWTampa.org or call (813) 238-8410. Boxes can be delivered to you or they can be picked up from the Meals On Wheels office, 550 W Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, FL 33603, between 8am and 4pm, M-F.

For most of our 800 recipients this will be the only gift they receive this year. Most of them do not have family or friends near and are unable to leave the house to visit loved ones. Also, since they are homebound they are unable to get out of the home and shop as most of us can. This is our way of showing our senior and homebound neighbors in Tampa that they are thought of and cared for, above and beyond a daily meal.

To sign up to deliver holiday gift bags, please visit www.MOWTampa.org and click the green volunteer button.

For additional information, please contact Lauren Vance at 813-238-8410 or L.Vance@MOWTampa.org.

About Meals On Wheels of Tampa:
Meals On Wheels of Tampa has been committed to nourishing, enriching, and strengthening the lives of homebound and seniors since 1975. Today, Meals On Wheels of Tampa is volunteer driven and serves over 800 people with a hot meal during the lunch hour. Meals On Wheels of Tampa is a 4-star charity and relies on its community for support by not accepting government funding. www.MOWTampa.org