Meals on Wheels in Xolo schedules Sept. 6 golf fundraiser to support senior meals

Meals on Wheels staff and volunteers announced a golf fundraiser set for Sept. 6 at Pinetop Lakes Golf and Country Club to raise funds for their program that delivers about 350 meals per week to seniors in the White Mountains, according to remarks included in the meeting transcript.

The fundraiser is intended to help cover operating costs for the local Meals on Wheels program, which relies on community support and donations to prepare and deliver meals to homebound older residents. Organizers encouraged community members to register or donate to sustain deliveries and volunteer operations.

Jessica, the kitchen manager for Meals on Wheels in Xolo, said, "We provide over 350 meals per week to our local White Mountains." Margie, a Meals on Wheels volunteer, described delivery volunteers as often being "the only contact" for some seniors and said, "these meals are sometimes the only food they get."

Program organizers said the golf event will give supporters an opportunity to meet volunteers and raise funds for meal preparation and delivery. For more information or to register for the golf tournament, the transcript lists a contact number: (928) 532-0656.

The remarks in the transcript were an announcement and solicitation for donations and volunteers; the transcript does not record any formal action, vote, or commitment of public funds tied to the event.