The Meals on Wheels Community Services project was founded in 1964 by Doctor Denis Baird. In light of the serious need amongst the ageing community in East London (South Africa), Dr Baird launched a fund-raising project aimed at financing the first ever Meals on Wheels delivery vehicle. He then gathered a few caring ladies, arranged to use a local church kitchen during weekdays, and the rest is history. At that time, Dr Baird and his original team had no idea that they were giving birth to what would become an enormous miracle of mercy. The statistics below confirm the point:
120,000 meals per workday is no small undertaking
Dr Baird – 50 years later. Cutting the “cake” at the Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Currently Meals on Wheels Community Services operates via more than 700 service points throughout the country, delivering over 31 million meals annually.
