{"id":1744,"date":"2019-10-30T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:25:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T23:25:20","slug":"meals-on-wheels-launches-halloween-spirited-campaign-to-scare-away-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Meals on Wheels Launches Halloween-Spirited Campaign to &#8220;Scare Away Hunger&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Meals on Wheels organization launched a new campaign this month called \u201cScare Away Hunger,\u201d perfect for the October and Halloween spirit. With this program, Meals on Wheels hopes that they can raise $25,000, which would feed over 3,000 homebound seniors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cScare Away Hunger\u201d campaign asks the public for a donation of at least $7 to reach their goal. This small donation from one person would feed at least one senior in San Diego and with enough donations, they can feed hundreds of citizens a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President and CEO of San Diego\u2019s Meals on Wheels branch, Debbie Case, commented on the launching of their new campaign, explaining that \u201cMeals on Wheels delivers healthy food but most importantly, it is more than a meal &#8211; it is supporting the whole person in their needs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case also addressed the nonprofit\u2019s budget. The organization relies on the public for over half of the annual budget, averaging at $2.8 million from public donations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/harvest-3679075_640.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meals on Wheels\u2019 main goal is to find solutions to American\u2019s rising problems of hunger as people get older. Food insecurity for seniors in California has become alarming in the last decade as 40 percent of seniors that enter the hospital need to be treated for malnutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case continued to explain the organization\u2019s purpose, expressing, \u201cWe also fight the isolation homebound seniors face every day\u2026we are their lifeline. People think that seniors do not need as much social contact or that they need less food due to inactivity. Both are not true. The need for human interaction is critical to the well-being of a person at any age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meals on Wheels is one of the many great organizations in San Diego fighting the issues that are less talked about in higher levels of other organizations. To help, the public can donate $7 to feed a senior for one day or $217 to feed a senior for one whole month for Meals on Wheels\u2019 \u201cScare Away Hunger\u201d campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Meals on Wheels organization launched a new campaign this month called \u201cScare Away Hunger,\u201d perfect for the October and Halloween spirit. With this program, Meals on Wheels hopes that they can raise $25,000, which would feed over 3,000 homebound seniors.\u00a0 The \u201cScare Away Hunger\u201d campaign asks the public for a donation of at least&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meals on Wheels Launches Halloween-Spirited Campaign to &quot;Scare Away Hunger&quot; - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1744\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meals on Wheels Launches Halloween-Spirited Campaign to &quot;Scare Away Hunger&quot; - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Meals on Wheels organization launched a new campaign this month called \u201cScare Away Hunger,\u201d perfect for the October and Halloween spirit. 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