3rd Annual Grapes & Grog benefit is planned
August 18, 2015
The Area Agency on Aging is getting ready for their 3rd annual Grapes & Grog fundraiser to benefit the Meals on Wheels program for seniors in Jasper, Newton, Barton and McDonald counties.

The event, which will include live music with Big Smitty, wine tasting, beer, BBQ dinner, and a silent auction, will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, from 5-9 p.m. at the Joplin Elks Lodge, 1802 W. 26th St., Joplin. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at Macadoodles of Joplin, Joplin Elks Lodge, and the Area Agency on Aging office at 531 E. 15th St., Joplin.

Major sponsors include SGC Food Service, Beimdiek Insurance, Missouri Eagle, Macadoodles and Dixie Printing. For more information, to make a donation or to be a sponsor, please call (417) 781-7562. Also, be sure to check out our Facebook page here or our website here for updates.

Food insecurity is a growing issue among older adults and not just for seniors living below the poverty line.

Our meals are often the last line of defense for keeping a senior from having to move to assisted living, says Stan Heater, chief executive officer of the Area Agency on Aging. This is our only fundraiser of the year and all the proceeds go into feeding homebound seniors.

Currently the agency delivers over 17,000 meals per month to homebound seniors. Right now the average price per meal is $7.87, while our average donation is only 52 cents per meal.

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