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Meals on (bike) Wheels goes green in Longmont
Jennifer Martinez delivers meals for seniors on a bike | Longmont Times Call
The “wheels” in Meals on Wheels, the national service that delivers hot meals to seniors and the disabled, usually means a car.
But in Longmont — at least in a few cases — the wheels now may mean a bike, thanks to a couple of local women. From this weekend’s Longmont Times Call:
The program marks the first time Meals on Wheels has made deliveries via bike in Longmont, said program coordinator Karla Hale. It also is the first bike-powered program in the state that has been implemented under Meals on Wheels, she said.
“A lot of it has to do with going green and what can we do as a community or an organization to help the environment,” she said.
Each weekday, Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver 350 meals to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities in Longmont. That adds up to about 200 miles of driving each day, Hale said.
Read the full story at TimesCall.com.
