Meals on Wheels Kicks Off New Fundraising Campaign
Nathalie Graham will turn off the lights in the Community Center of Abingdon before ending its Meals on Wheels program.
“I would rather turn off the electricity here than stop giving out meals,” said Graham, the center’s executive director. “This [Meals on Wheels] is not something that would be nice to do, it’s something that needs to be done to take care of the community.”
The center is the sole provider of the Meals on Wheels program for Washington County, Va.
“We are the only place in this whole area of Washington County that delivers fully prepared, ready-to-eat meals,” Graham said.
In order to keep the program running, the community center launches yearly campaigns to bring in donations and funds from individuals and corporations. The campaign began last year after the center stopped receiving funding from the Town of Abingdon.
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