TULSA, Okla. — Thanksgiving isn’t just about a day of being thankful. It's a day of giving as well.
Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa is doing just that Thursday.
Staff with the organization are up early this holiday working in the kitchen to provide for those who are homebound. They are preparing a traditional hot Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies and a pumpkin cake dessert.
These meals mean so much to those who can’t leave home and may not have family or friends here to visit them during the holiday.
Thursday, they delivered to about 1,200 clients around the Tulsa metro, but they can’t do that without the help of 275 volunteers who are the ones delivering the hot meals from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
“There’s an app that gives you directions and it lets you the needs of each independent person and what their food is, their drinks, the type of bread that they're wanting. We go to the house and deliver for them,” said Jeannette Williams a volunteer.
Those who are homebound received the special delivery from volunteers with smiles on their faces. Taking the hour to give back by doing this, is something the Willam’s family is passionate about.
“There’s just a giant need that I was unaware of that Tulsa really has," Williams said. "So what we do as a community is step up when in need and how amazing is it to be the one person that gets to be involved in someone's life on a holiday that they might otherwise not have food or be alone.”
Before starting their route, she explained she had one thing she hoped to do when visiting with clients today…
“I hug everybody so I’m expecting a lot of hugs,” she said.
And she sure did. Williams and her two sons went to four places, some weren’t home but the ones that were gave thanks.
Beyond the Thanksgiving holiday, Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to help deliver meals on a weekly basis. CEO Katie Oatsvall says it's not a large time commitment as you only need an hour or two a week. If you'd like to become a volunteer,click here.
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