Volunteers dedication is an asset to Warm Blessings program

According to Linda Funk, Warm Blessings Board chair, “The heart of Warm Blessings is committed volunteers with huge compassion for others and dedication to the program.” Funk estimates there are close to 140 volunteers contributing their time to the program each month either cooking, serving, mopping and cleaning up, driving the van, buying food, stocking and organizing food items, coordinating and directing other volunteers at meal time or delivering meals to seniors who are frail and shut-in.

Richard Marden, left, who volunteers the second, fourth and fifth Friday; and Lisa Brashear who is the team leader and volunteers each Friday.

Maria Jones, left, who is a regular Friday volunteer and who also prepares reports required by Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland and a meal report for Thursday’s menu, along with Michelle Bryan who regularly subs for other team members as needed.

Approximately 24 people volunteer various nights during the month cooking and preparing meals at Warm Blessings. Each weeknight a different cooking team of volunteers arrives by at least 2 p.m. to get meals started and serving begins at 5:30 p.m. with other folks arriving to serve and clean up.

Warm Blessings offers a hot meal weeknights to people struggling to stretch food dollars and also provides meal delivery to approximately 23 seniors who live alone are shut-in and who have become frail due to age and illness. Other services include use of a washer and dryer by appointment and showers for those in need. Blankets and sleeping bags are given out as are available, and personal items are regularly distributed as needed. For more information join us on Facebook, or at www.warmblessingsinc.comor call 763-9276. Monetary donations are appreciated and may be mailed to Warm Blessings P.O. box 2384 Elizabethtown, KY. 42701.