Island Senior: Thirties Themed Lunch to Raise Money For Meals on Wheels and More

Lunch at the Mullis Center – Peggy Sue McRae photo

Island Senior is a regular column on the SJ Update written by Peggy Sue McRae…

On Wednesday, March 21 the Mullis Center invites you to join the fun and help raise money for our senior nutrition program including the popular hot lunches on Mondays and Thursdays and home delivered meals known as “meals on wheels”.

Beginning at noon, the One More Time Band will set the mood with their big band swing era jazz sound and while dressing up is not required, you are invited to interpret a 1930s theme. Think Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, or Guys and Dolls.

The menu features appetizers including focaccia bread with pesto, mozzarella, tomato, salami, cream cheese, and Spanish olives. The main course of seared chicken breast will be served with garlic mashed potatoes and roasted summer squash, a salad bar, and for desert, Black Forest cherry cake. There will also be three gift baskets to be raffled off to lucky winners.

Our senior nutrition program receives about a third of its funding from the federal government. The rest comes from donations, grants, and city or county sources. Monday and Thursday lunches are so popular (8,403 meals served in 2017) the hope is to expand this program to include three lunches a week. Meals on wheels (1609 meals delivered in 2017) are available to homebound people on regular lunch days.

One More Time Band – Mark Gardener photo

Tickets for this special luncheon are $15. You can purchase tickets at the Mullis Center Office, open M-F 9am – 4pm or call to reserve your ticket. For more information please call the senior office 360-378-2677.

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