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Senior Center reports growth in meals served and fundraising; food-service contract change reduced costs on paper
Summary
The Saline County Senior Center reported 31,698 meals served in Oct'Dec 2024 and 123,772 meals for 2024, increased fundraising, and a swap of food-service contractors that staff say will lower contract costs compared with the prior contractor.
Rosie Walter, senior services director, updated Saline County commissioners on the senior center''s fourth-quarter activities and finances for Oct.'Dec. 2024 on Jan. 21.
Walter said the center served 31,698 meals during the quarter and 123,772 meals for the full year of 2024. Of the annual total, staff reported 115,551 meals (93%) were subsidized and 8,221 (7%) were full-pay. The center''s busiest single days in the quarter were Thanksgiving (674 meals) and fried-chicken day (676 meals).
On fundraising and grants, Walter said two local foundations awarded…
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