SOUTH TALLAHASSEE, FL \u2014 Every Saturday, members of Jacob Chapel Baptist Church prepare and deliver hot meals to seniors at Bethel Towers and other places across the community, filling a crucial weekend gap in food assistance.<\/p>\n
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Church volunteers deliver hot weekend meals to seniors to fill a gap in assistance<\/p>\n
Inside the church, members pack the food before heading out on delivery routes across the county.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe come together, and we feed seniors two hot meals every single Saturday. We feed about 75 seniors,\u201d Kortney Haigler with Jacob Chapel Baptist Church said.<\/p>\n
The weekend deliveries provide food for seniors who might otherwise go without once weekday assistance ends \u2014 one meal for Saturday and one for Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of them get meals from elder care five days throughout the week,\u201d Charlie Davis, senior, said.<\/p>\n
Davis is a senior who receives meals at Bethel Towers, but he also helps ensure no neighbor is missed once volunteers drop off the food.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I do is I put all of the meals on this table and separate them by floors and then take them up to each person,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n
For seniors like Dorothy Osikorobia, the weekend knock on the door brings both excitement and necessary support. She has been receiving the meals for the past six years and waits for the delivery every Saturday morning between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey help me tremendously because right now I\u2019m not able to use my hands or cook like I used to, and it helps me,\u201d Osikorobia said.<\/p>\n
Beyond the help, there is also a sense of excitement when the food arrives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat meals do we have today?\u201d Osikorobia said.<\/p>\n
The simple moment brings comfort and nourishment to the seniors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt be good,\u201d Osikorobia said.<\/p>\n
To keep serving seniors in need, Jacob Chapel Baptist Church relies entirely on community donations helping fill the critical gap for those who go without meals on the weekends.<\/p>\n
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