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Estate gift of $224,933.81 to Meals on Wheels aims to expand deliveries and replace kitchen equipment
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Haywood County's Meals on Wheels program received a $224,933.81 gift from the estate of longtime volunteer Linda Smathers Robinson. County staff said the funds will support meals, bring some people off the waiting list and pay for kitchen equipment replacements.
Haywood County officials on May 19 accepted a $224,933.81 gift to the county's Meals on Wheels program from the estate of volunteer Linda Smathers Robinson, who served more than 30 years delivering meals to homebound residents.
Ira Dove, who presented the check on behalf of the county's Health and Human Services unit, said the donation is "a wonderful gift" and will be used for kitchen equipment and to expand meal deliveries to people on the program's waiting list. "This program is 50…
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