March for Meals

Join the March

Throughout the month of March & April, hundreds of Meals on Wheels programs across the country reach out to their communities to establish a network of support that will enable them to serve America’s seniors all year long. As the largest Meals on Wheels provider in Vermont, Age Well oversees more than 70 routes, serving over 330,000 meals each year. A volunteer staff of 800 drivers, deliver meals to seniors five days a week.

March for Meals 2023 Sponsors

Ways You Can Help

Are you an area business that wants to make a positive impact on our community? Are you looking to expand your brand awareness through a trusted source? Consider sponsoring a Meals on Wheels route. Cause-marketing benefits accompany each level.

Let’s do lunch! Give your time and impact a life. Pick up meals at a central location and deliver them to a senior’s home. Commit to what works in your schedule, whether it be once a week or once a month. Meals on Wheels volunteers are needed now. Click here to check out our volunteer page to learn more.

Call 802-662-5229 today to learn more

The easiest way to give back. Creating your own fundraiser only takes a minute. Invite your friends to donate and to help provide Meals on Wheels to older Vermonters!

Buy lunch for an aging Vermonter. Just $50 is enough to provide a nutritious meal, friendly visit, and safety check for an entire week. Click here to make your tax-deductible gift, today!

Let family, friends and colleagues know about Age Well’s 2023 March for Meals campaign. Whether through social media, email or face-to-face, it all helps! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for posts to share or use the samples below to help spread the word.

Sample posts:

Did you know that more than 15,000 Vermont seniors are threatened by hunger? I am proud to support Age Well’s #MarchForMeals. Learn more: agewellvt.org/marchformeals
I #MarchForMeals with Age Well because 1 in 6 seniors face the threat of hunger. #MealsOnWheels is the solution: agewellvt.org/marchformeals
l support Age Well & #MealsOnWheels – you can too! Learn more: agewellvt.org/marchformeals
Give your time & impact a life. Meals on Wheels Volunteers are needed right now. For more information, visit: agewellvt.org/marchformeals

Why March for Meals

Too many Vermont seniors are left behind, alone and hungry, struggling to stay independent and healthy. In 2022:

are living in poverty

are isolated, living alone

are threatened by hunger

bECOME A SPONSOR

Aging Vermonters Need Your Help

We are experiencing a significant increase in the number of individuals who need our services.

Switchback Brewing Company has supported our March for Meals campaign for years and help Meals on Wheels clients all year round as volunteers!

Watch the video to hear from Gretchen Langfeldt, Switchback Plant Engineer on why the brewery wants you to join the March for Meals.

Download the Sponsorship packet today and Join the March for Meals.

Become a Sponsor

Hi, I’m Gretchen Langfeltd. I’m the plant engineer here at Switchback Brewing Company. We have proudly supported age well Meals on Wheels since many years now and we love giving back to the community it helped has helped support us for so many years as well as an employee-owned company we really are a part of this community in many ways and we’re proud of that we actually have our own Meals on Wheels route that we do every Wednesday and it’s it’s really great for us to spend some team building time outside but also really to reach out to the community that we we appreciate so much and love to help. Switchback Brewing company is a proud supporter of Age Well Meals on Wheels. We hope your business will consider being one too.