HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE. A NEWS 4 JAX DOT COM. AGAIN, NO TRASH PICKUP TOMORROW.
>> THOSE MEN AND WOMEN A
CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH
THEIR FAMILY RIGHT. SO NOW
POSITIVELY JAX, AS MANY OF YOU
HAVE GATHERED WITH FAMILY
STARTING TO PREPARE YOUR
THANKSGIVING MEAL, A SMALL
ARMY OF STUDENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE
LAST FEW DAYS PACKAGING MEALS
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO CAN’T
AFFORD OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO
PREPARE A THANKSGIVING FEAST.
>> HE’S READY TO GO IN THE
DISH. TURKEY.
>> STUFFING AND LOTS OF GRAVY.
THIS GROUP OF MEALS ON WINGS,
VOLUNTEERS ARE PACKAGING
HUNDREDS OF MEALS, MEALS THAT
ARE PREPARED FOR LOCAL
HOSPITAL PATIENTS BUT WERE NOT
ORDERED. SO THEY’RE THE EXTRAS
THAT CAN NOW BE DONATED TO
LOCAL SENIOR CITIZENS INSTEAD
OF BEING WASTED.
>> APPLE PIES, PUMPKIN APPLE,
BRENDA ROLE AND SOME CRANBERRY
ALL THE SIDES, THE NEED.
>> A FEAST THAT CAN NOW FEED
THE HUNGRY INFLATION HAS MADE
THE NEED EVEN GREATER FOR
SENIORS LIVING ON A FIXED THE
SNAP BENEFITS JUST AREN’T
GOING AS AS FAR AS THEY USED
TO BECAUSE THEY GET A SET
AMOUNT EACH MONTH AND UNTIL
THAT MUCH MAYBE ADJUST BASED
ON INFLATION, THEY JUST AREN’T
ABLE TO GET AS MUCH FOOD AS
THEY USED TO BE ABLE TO GET,
WHICH IS WHY MEALS ON WINGS
HAS EXPANDED FROM SERVING JUST
25 TO NEARLY 250 LABEL.
>> PACKAGED AND THEN ONE.
>> LOADED ONTO CARDS TO
DELIVER TO SENIOR CITIZENS
HEALTH AND NUTRITION STUDENTS
AT UNF DO MOST OF THE WORK AND
LEARN BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
>> THEIR EMPATHY HAS INCREASED
JUST WITH VOLUNTEERING THEIR
PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION. BUT
THOSE SOFT SKILLS AND
LEADERSHIP SKILLS HAVE REALLY,
DEVELOPED. YOU KNOW, THEY
LEARN COMMUNICATION, WORKING
WITH FACULTY AND STAFF.
>> STUDENTS EVEN DELIVER
HOMILY. OUT. THANK HOLLY
LIGHTFOOT HAS BEEN RECEIVING
MEALS FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS.
IT’S HARD I CAN GET TO THE
STORE ANYMORE. SHE CAN’T WORK
ANYMORE. MAKING MONEY TIGHT
WILL BE TO DO WITHOUT
>> I HAVE SOME CEREAL.
>> HAHA.
>> 4 MEALS A WEEK FOR MEALS ON
WINGS IS CRITICAL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE
BEEN A LIFESAVER TO STUDENTS,
VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF UNF.
THESE MEALS ARE THEIR CHANCE
TO SEE WHAT THEIR WORK IN THE
KITCHEN CAN MEAN TO THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
I GET PEOPLE CALL ME AND TELL
ME THEY DON’T HAVE FOOD AND IT
BREAKS MY HEART SO I REALLY
THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US
ALL TO REMEMBER. THERE ARE
PEOPLE OUT THERE STRUGGLING
THANKFUL THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE
IN THIS WORLD. WE ARE
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>> YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR A
MINUTE HERE, YOU KNOW,
EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, IS BUSY
PROVIDING FOR THEIR OWN
FAMILY. BUT IN ADDITION TO
THAT, ALL OF THOSE, YOU KNOW,
MEN AND WOMEN THAT YOU SEE ARE
ALSO DOING MORE TO PROVIDE FOR
OTHERS. IT’S REALLY
INCREDIBLE. THE SENIOR
CITIZENS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
MEALS ON WINGS. OUR DANA 5, BY
THE WAY, BY COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, PREDOMINANTLY
THROUGH SENIOR CITIZEN
COMMUNITIES IN OUR AREA.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: MEALS ON
WINGS ALWAYS NEEDS FINANCIAL
SUPPORT, VOLUNTEERS. SO TO
LEARN MORE, YOU CAN SEARCH
MEALS ON WINGS AT YOU CAN FIND
A LINK. ALSO INSIDE THE STORY
POSTED RIGHT NOW ON THE
HOMEPAGE.
>> NEWS 4 JAX DOT COM THAT
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT
WE JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED. AND
AMONG THEM IS THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A MEAL AND
FOR THESE PEOPLE E.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, IN THE YEAR YOU’RE
PREPARING, YOU KNOW,
THANKSGIVING FEAST FOR YOUR
FAMILY. IT’S EXPENSIVE. TAKES
A LOT OF WORK. AND FOR SOMEONE
LIKE COLLEEN, WHO WHO HAS TO
USE A WHEELCHAIR TO GET
AROUND, THAT IS JUST THEY’RE
JUST SO MANY OBSTACLES TO
MAKING THAT SOMETHING THAT
EVEN A TAMER. AND DID YOU
KNOW, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IF
IF IF WINSTON COME BY, SHE
SHOULD HAVE CEREAL
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: FROM
SOMEBODY WHO DOESN’T KNOW
MATH, I THINK THE NUMBER YOU
SAID IT THESE TO SERVE. 25 NOW
IT’S 2.15, THAT SUN INCREASED.
THAT’S TENFOLD. IT’S
INCREDIBLE. AND YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE A LOT OF BIGGER
ORGANIZATIONS WE LOVE FEEDING
NORTHEAST FLORIDA, FOR
EXAMPLE, THESE BIG
ORGANIZATIONS. BUT, YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MEALS ON
WINGS, BUT THAT COULD USE SOME
LOVE AS WELL. SO KEEP THAT IN
MIND. IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT
DOING SOMETHING DURING THE
HOLIDAYS FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE SOME
SMALLER ORGANIZATION OUT THERE
THAT COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM
AND HERE’S SOMETHING ELSE FOR
THE STUDENTS.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YEAH,
THEY’RE LEARNING POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND ENGLISH. THEY’RE
LEARNING A LESSON IN LOVE AND
COMPASSION AND HELPING OTHERS
IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
VALUABLE LESSONS TAKE AWAY
FROM THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
CITY HELPING PEOPLE NOT ONLY