Meals on Wheels of Texoma honored by Meals On Wheels Association of America for its 2013 March For Meals Campaign

Alexandria, VA – Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is pleased to announce that Meals on Wheels of Texoma has been selected to receive the Silver Award for their 2013 March For Meals campaign. In addition to the prestige associated with the award, the organization will also receive a $1,000 cash award for engaging a record number of local elected officials and community leaders in the fight to end senior hunger. March For Meals is an annual campaign to raise awareness and generate community support around the importance of a nutritious meal and social connection to keeping homebound and hungry seniors more healthy and independent in their own homes. Meals On Wheels Association of America singled out 199 programs’ campaigns for their success in this year’s March for Meals campaign.

“We applaud all of our programs that leveraged this campaign to spotlight the issue of senior hunger in their communities,” commented Meals On Wheels Association President and CEO Ellie Hollander. “In these tough times, when so many of our Meals on Wheels programs are facing the loss of federal funds, community support and engagement is vital to ensuring that no senior goes hungry.”

About Meals on Wheels of Texoma

Meals on Wheels of Texoma (MOWOT) has been serving the nutritional and emotional needs of local senior citizens and disabled persons since 1980. Over 390,000 meals will be served this year to MOWOT clients, who represent one of the most vulnerable segments of our society. Through its activities, MOWOT addresses the disease that is senior hunger.

To learn more about Meals on Wheels of Texoma please visit www.mowot.org

To learn more about the Meals On Wheels Association of America, please visit www.mowaa.org