Monday Meal-A-Day Prep Team; Call for Drivers
August 19, 2024 – The Meal-A-Day ‘Prep Team’ was busy Monday morning preparing pineapple and bell peppers for meals this week. Meal-A-Day is powered by volunteers and we could always use more. Right now we have a shortage of drivers. Most routes take about one and a half hours to complete. Most drivers volunteers one day a week. For some seniors your knock and hot meal may be their only contact with the outside...
Meal-A-Day Sandwich Team Readys Friday Meals
August 15, 2024 – The Meal-A-Day ‘Sandwich Team’ was busy Thursday morning preparing chicken salad sandwiches for delivery on Friday. Meal-A-Day recently switched the Friday menu to a ‘cold lunch’ due to a shortage of cooks. Hungry Senior Citizens will enjoy homemade chicken salad sandwiches delivered on Friday. If you would like to volunteer at Meal-A-Day give director Amanda Dietlin a call at 903 885...
Meal-A-Day Blessed With SSISD Volunteers on Friday
August 8, 2024 – Staff from the SSISD Middle School showed up bright and early Friday to get in some community service hours. MAD put them to work preparing food for next week’s service. They quickly completed the last bird from ‘Project Chicken’ then helped out with some cleanup and then went right for the watermelon. Each member of the group was on their best behavior, and all are welcome to come back and...
Meal-A-Day Makes Small Change to Weekly Menu
August 6, 2024 – Starting this week, Meal-A-Day will start a new Friday menu plan. Fridays will now feature a ‘Cold Lunch’. “Right now we are looking at sandwichs, pasta salads, fruit, and maybe some chips.” said Director Amanda Dietlin. “Things that can be prepared the day ahead, and delivered without the need for Friday morning cooking.” Prep Team hard at work at Meal-A-Day The Friday meals...
Meal-A-Day Menu for Last Week of July, 2024
Here is the menu for Meal-A-Day for the last week of July 2024.
PJC Nursing Students Help Meal-A-Day with ‘Project Chicken’
July 25, 2024 – Five lovely volunteers from the Paris Junior College Nursing Program arrived at the Senior Center bright and early Thursday morning. They cheerfully went to work on ‘Project Chicken’. Students and volunteers debone cooked chicken for later use. It was a lot of work, but there was lively conversation, and a few chicken jokes were exchanged. The PJC students are required to perform community service...
Meal-A-Day Move Gets A Big Boost
July 15, 2024 – A host of volunteers showed up early Saturday morning to help Meal-A-Day make the final move. Director Amanda Dietlin and volunteers brought in by Summer of Summer’s Sweets and Treats. Using several pickups and trailers, the vast majority of food and kitchenware was finally transferred to the new center on 301 Oak Ave. Other volunteers, not pictured, worked to re-wash equipment and attempted to organize all...
Meal-A-Day Makes Move to Sulphur Springs Senior Activity Center
July 9, 2024-Meal-A-Day Sulphur Springs has made the move to prepare and serve meals at the recently opened Sulphur Springs Senior Activity Center. Amanda Dietlin and her team of local volunteers were busy on Tuesday preparing meals in the new kitchen. The new state-of-the-art kitchen equipment provides much needed upgrades and allows the facility to serve Seniors in the area. The Sulphur Springs Senior Activity Center provides...
Wednesday at Meal-A-Day
June 12, 2024 – Meal-A-Day volunteers work to package up lunches on Wednesday morning. This cheerie and positive bunch is looking forward to moving their crew to the new Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Activity Center on 301 Oak Ave. MAD is always looking for volunteers. If you would like to help provide senior citizens with a $2 delivered lunch each weekday, call Director Amanda Dietlin at 903 885 1661.
Weekly Menu for Meal-A-Day
Weekly Menu for June 10-14Menu subject to change based on availability MondayEgg Salad SandwichVegetable/Fruit of the Day TuesdayLoaded Baked PotatoVegetable of the Day & Bread WednesdaySloppy JoeVegetable/Fruit of the Day ThursdayVeggie Stir FryRice FridaySmothered Beef PattiesVegetable of the Day & Mashed Potatoes MAD volunteers work to assemble over 100 meals each weekday.
