Seeking prizes for a Fall Raffle
Overview
Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers freshly-cooked meals, island-wide, to persons who are incapacitated or otherwise unable to prepare a nourishing meal on their own and who have no caregiver, friend or family member who can consistently provide this service. These are our clients.
Prospective clients are usually recommended to MoW by physicians or social workers. Without Meals on Wheels, many patients could not be released from the hospital quite so quickly – especially elderly patients who live alone. MoW operates 4 days a week year-round, delivering approximately 230 meals daily. We cannot achieve this without the tireless work of our employees and volunteers and without financial support to keep us going. Therefore, we are constantly working on fundraising ideas to assist.
Challenges
Bermuda has a lot of charities which need help, financially and with volunteers. Therefore, the "market" is quite crowded and individuals and companies may suffer from some "charity burnout" as a result of being asked quite consistently for help.
Solutions
Raffles are a part of Bermuda's charity fabric! Meals on Wheels has an annual operating budget of nearly $700K so financial assistance to achieve our goals is key. Therefore we are asking for companies and individuals who can provide a raffle prize to please get in touch with us! We are hoping to have the raffle tickets available for sale by November 1st.
Meals on Wheels
We deliver nourishing meals to the vulnerable. When someone is unable to prepare their own meal and has no one they can depend on to do this for them, we step in. The benefits of the program go beyond the food itself. A visit from a volunteer provides both social contact and a safety check. We help keep people living at home and take some of the stress off caregivers.
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