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50 Years of Meals on Wheels of Wake County

Our first meal delivery in 1974

Happy 50th Anniversary to Meals on Wheels of Wake County! Founded on February 12, 1974 with ten volunteers meeting at Hillyer Christian Church to deliver meals in downtown Raleigh (pictured to the left). Since then over 10 million meals have been served in Wake County alone. Meals on Wheels of Wake County is associated with the Meals on Wheels America, which is comprised of over 5,000 Senior Nutrition Programs and 800,000 volunteers in the U.S. dedicated to ending senior hunger.