Meals on Wheels remains committed.
According to Enslin, she and her volunteers feed about 250 people a week.
Meals on Wheels was once again preparing meals for the needy at the Better Living Centre in Petersfield on Thursday.
Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organisation (NPO) aimed at relieving hunger in Springs by preparing and delivering food.
Volunteers were scuttling around in the kitchen, managing boiling pots of lasagne and other foods
The hall was decked with tables and chairs where hungry citizens would later congregate to eat.
According to the leader of the NPO, Daleen Enslin, their demographic consists largely of elderly citizens, some of whom do not have the means to buy themselves regular meals.
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“So many of our elders depend on us for food. It’s heartbreaking to see how grateful they are for a meal.
“Many of them are on Sassa loans and most of that goes to their rent and at the end of the month they don’t even have enough money for food.
“It’s really difficult to see our elders suffer like this,” says Enslin.
According to Enslin, she and her volunteers feed about 250 people a week.
Meals on Wheels is also committed to helping two children’s homes, as well as Diesel Electric in their feeding efforts, usually at the Geduld Methodist Church.
Enslin is looking at projects that are more sustainable in the long run and asks that the community gets involved.
“We don’t get money from the state anymore. We depend entirely on donations.”
One of these projects is the ‘get locked’ project where donors receive a lock which they would hang on a mesh fence, symbolising the commitment and promise they had made.
Enslin goes out every day to buy the food they prepare.
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“We are very grateful for all the donations we receive.
“I am also very grateful for all our kind volunteers who run the kitchen and hand out the food.”
She adds, “We are more than just mobile food, we really care about our community.
“Our old people are very isolated and we want them to come out and become part of the community again.”
Enslin wants to assure the community that they remain committed to helping the community.
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