La Jolla Meals on Wheels celebrates 50 years!
La Jolla Meals on Wheels celebrates 50 years!

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La Jolla Meals on Wheels honored longtime volunteers at a luncheon May 18 at the Mission Bay Yacht Club.

The nonprofit provides meals and visits to homebound senior citizens and disabled people in La Jolla and nearby neighborhoods in University City.

Among the honorees at the lunch were Barbara Rice for her 45 years of delivery service for La Jolla Meals on Wheels, along with Gary and Dawn Vettese (30 years) and Ted and Terri Haas (20 years).

— La Jolla Light staff ◆

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Community Hero: Jeannie Walsh works to help local seniors avoid loneliness
Community Hero: Jeannie Walsh works to help local seniors avoid loneliness

La Jolla resident Jeannie Walsh has spent the past eight years trying to keep local senior citizens from feeling isolated, and those efforts are appreciated now more than ever by the people she serves.

As director of La Jolla Friendly Visitors, a sister program of the La Jolla chapter of Meals on Wheels, Walsh connects seniors in need with a recruited volunteer who will visit them weekly, whether in their homes or at senior centers.

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La Jolla Meals On Wheels salutes its volunteers
La Jolla Meals On Wheels salutes its volunteers

By: Meals on Wheels | November 2018

“La Jolla Meals on Wheels recognized its dedicated volunteers Nov. 3 at a luncheon held at Our Mother of Confidence Church in University City. This non-profit organization has served the nutritional needs of home-bound seniors by providing them with nutritious home-delivered meals in La Jolla and University City for 44 years.”

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