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PatchCast: Meals for Mayors

Mayors across the country deliver meals to housebound residents for Meals on Wheels.

In the Brandon/Valrico area, more than 200 hot meals are prepared and delivered to local shut-ins every day through the Meals on Wheels program. Fifteen churches participate in the Brandon Meals on Wheels program

This month the program held its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon at First Baptist Church of Dover.

Volunteer of the year was awarded to Marcia Goren of Bell Shoals Baptist Church and honorable mentions were given to Sondra and David Cone of First Presbyterian Church of Brandon, Jack Holloway of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Mary Lamar of St. Stephen Catholic Church and Diane Carver of BayLife Church.

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Also recognized was Joia Fabulous Pizza and Martini Bar in Riverview for the Shoebox for Seniors drive last Christmas, which provided shoeboxes full of unopened, nonperishable items. 

For more information on volunteering, contact Melody Green at 813-689-8769, Minna Tickner at 813-685-7241 or Lil Foster, coordinator, at 813-651-1645.

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