On Wednesday, May 23 at 6pm, Hickory Tavern in Carrboro is hosting the fifth annual “Dining for Dollars” to benefit Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels. The event will include a dinner, silent auction and airline ticket raffle. All funds raised support the daily delivery of hot, nutritious meals every weekday to the elderly and homebound.

Rachel Bearman, Executive Director of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels says, “Over the past 5 years, Dining for Dollars has become Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheel’s signature fundraising event, raising over $50,000 annually to support approximately 250 volunteers delivering 170-185 meals every weekday across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Southern Orange County. Over the same 5 years, the demand for our services has nearly tripled, while the ability for our recipients to pay has drastically decreased. With your support, we can ensure that an even greater number of those in need will be able to open their door to a smiling Meals on Wheels volunteer with a hot, nutritious meal in 2018.”

Hickory Tavern in Carrboro, hosting the event for the fifth year in a row,  and has been a gracious and supportive partner of Dining for Dollars.

For more than 40 years, Chapel Hill—Carrboro Meals on Wheels has provided meals and personal visits Monday through Friday to seniors, the homebound, and disabled individuals living in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the surrounding area. CHCMOW improves health, reduces isolation and helps seniors and the disabled maintain their independent lifestyles, regardless of their ability to pay for services.

Meals on Wheels was created nationally in 1954 to deliver a nutritious meal, a friendly visit and a safety check to assist homebound individuals cope with three of the biggest threats of aging: hunger, isolation, and loss of independence. Today there are over 200 million Meals on Wheels Volunteers, the largest group of volunteers in America. Currently there are over 5000 senior/disabled nutritional programs in all 50 states.

Rachel Bearman and Tina Cunningham from Meals on Wheels Chapel Hill/Carrboro spoke with WCHL’s Ron Stutts about the event:

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