Errands of Mercy

For a couple of Wednesdays per month, I will now have to desert my word-smithing to act as chauffeur, guardian and junior assistant to Mrs W. as she travels about the environs of Atherton, delivering meals and pleasant contact to people who are elderly, ill or in need of assistance. Meals on Wheels,(or Mills on Wills if you are from N.Z.), is a non-profit organization that receives a partial Government contribution towards its operational costs. Volunteers are its life-blood. It provides meal preparation and delivery to people who might otherwise be deprived of needed nourishment. Most of the recipients on our route are ladies, but there are two gentlemen at present. Naturally there will be additions and deletions from the list as situations change. It is sad to think of the loneliness that so many of these people must experience. Regular visits of volunteers with food and a few words of good will and support must be a small but invaluable boost to their morale. We will try to do our best as little cogs in a very big wheel.