Meals on Wheels is currently doing a plate exhibit in Rockland after giving clients a paper plate and asking them to write how the program helps them. MCH Meals on Wheels delivers hot, nutritious meals to older adults and disabled individuals enabling them to remain independent in their own homes. Sometimes the volunteer drivers are the only daily contact many seniors have, whom might otherwise be cut off from the community.

Very simply, the brief words and the testimonials on these paper plates tell a more complex story.

“Meals on Wheels keeps seniors independent in their own home so people don't often get to hear their stories,” said Brooke Williams, manager of Grants and Communications. “What I like about this project is that it has given seniors a voice.”

So far, Meals on Wheels has gotten support from downtown Rockland businesses who are exhibiting the plates in their windows to try to educate the public about the importance of the program. Look for them in the windows next time you are in Rockland and take a moment to read what they have to say.

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com