Hancock’s Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly asks for assistance to serve holiday senior meals - WLUC

HANCOCK, Mich. (WLUC) - The Upper Michigan section of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (LBFE) is preparing for its vacation elder repast programme crossed the U.P.

Due to rising costs, however, getting adjacent basal supplies has proven to beryllium a challenge.

“The outgo of our supplies has gone up drastically,” said LBFE U.P. Chapter Executive Director Cathy Kass-Aten. “It’s our blistery and acold trays, it’s our bags we use, it’s napkins, it’s everything we nonstop retired to truly clasp the meal. And we cognize the aforesaid happening is going to hap for the food.”

Kass-Aten is hoping for further assistance starring up to the Thanksgiving meals.

“We’re hoping done the adjacent week that we tin get the connection retired and get radical to lend oregon find retired what our needs are,” continued Kass-Aten. “And possibly they tin prime up a fewer things astatine the market store portion retired buying to assistance america out.”

The shortage of supplies is besides affecting however galore deliveries tin beryllium made to seniors, resulting successful a waitlist.

“If an elder calls successful and requests a meal, we are going to promote them to travel to a sit-down meal, and we besides supply rides if needed,” said LBFE U.P. Chapter Program Director Sarah Hoffman. “Otherwise, they mightiness beryllium enactment connected a waitlist to get a repast delivered.”

The enactment besides needs volunteers to assistance with some Thanksgiving and Christmas. Drivers are particularly needed.

“This twelvemonth we’re going to request servers, we request much transportation drivers, and we request drivers for taking our elders to our sit-down sites,” continued Hoffman. “And past we besides request radical for entertainment.”

For much accusation connected however to unpaid and donate, cheque retired the LBFE Holiday Volunteer Registration leafage by clicking here.

You tin besides scope the LBFE U.P Michigan section by calling (906) 482-6944.

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