UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Every week, Amy Johnson delivers a meal to Wingate resident Mary Baucom.
“Hello Mary, how are you?” she asks.
It’s clear what a difference these deliveries make to Bauckham and Johnson, who has been volunteering for the past three years.
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“I wake up every morning and I say, ‘Thank you, God,’ and you have to look at the positive… so I look forward to every day,” Baucom told Channel 9’s Elsa Gillis. “I look forward to a good meal and a kind person delivering it to me.”
Johnson says what keeps him coming back is the people he helps.
“These are the most amazing people I’ve ever met. This is my passion, this is what fulfills me, and I feel so blessed to be a part of something that can change someone’s life,” Johnson told Gillis.
She is part of Union County’s Senior Nutrition Program, where volunteers deliver meals to homebound residents over the age of 60. About 100 people receive meals delivered to their homes each day, and more than 200 gather in group dining venues to enjoy a hot meal.
The Union County Senior Nutrition Program is benefiting from donations to Second Harvest Food Bank, its partner for its ninth annual food drive.
For the remainder of June, select Arby’s and Ashley locations will be collecting shelf-stable food items. Click this link to find out how you can help.
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