BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Senior Meals provides a much-needed service to our community by cooking hundreds of meals each week which are then delivered by dozens of volunteers to area senior citizens and community members with disabilities.
Delivering meals is an incredibly rewarding volunteer opportunity that I would encourage everyone to try out.
The opportunity can be consistent or intermittent, if you prefer to be a substitute. I deliver every Friday on a route that takes me less than 90 minutes to complete from when I leave my driveway to when I get home again. There are shorter routes, too.
I can honestly say it is a highlight of my week. Supporting my neighbors feels valuable and grounding in a chaotic world: I know I've done something every week that has made a difference in someone's life.
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