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Meals on Wheels

Date9/2/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Meals on Wheels: Scarborough volunteer Lorraine Hill helps Jessie Dimon to the table to enjoy a hot meal. Community groups have named this week Meals on Wheels Week to honor those who help keep the program going in municipalities across the country.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0009461F
      Services like meals on wheels depend on their volunteer workers, They put hot meals in trunk of car for delivery to elderly and handicapped
      Services like meals on wheels depend on their volunteer workers, They put hot meals in trunk of car for delivery to elderly and handicapped
      Calleja, Frank
      9/19/1972
      A healthy helping. Meals on Wheels volunteer Monica Strickland, centre, and Scarborough Mayor Joyce Trimmer, left, deliver a hearty meal to 94-year-old Lena Barrett at her home
      A healthy helping. Meals on Wheels volunteer Monica Strickland, centre, and Scarborough Mayor Joyce Trimmer, left, deliver a hearty meal to 94-year-old Lena Barrett at her home
      McConnell, Colin
      9/19/1991
      Meals on Wheels
      Meals on Wheels
      Loek, Dick
      3/9/1977
      Meals on Wheels service enables Louise and Henry Cavill, both 68, to continue living in their own home in Don Mills, Mrs. Donald Greene, the volunteer(...)
      Meals on Wheels service enables Louise and Henry Cavill, both 68, to continue living in their own home in Don Mills, Mrs. Donald Greene, the volunteer(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/16/1975
      Rotary club money has been donated to Meals on Wheels program
      Rotary club money has been donated to Meals on Wheels program
      Spremo, Boris
      1/1/1982
      Volunteer help is the foundation of Metro's newest meals on wheels service - to the Chinese community
      Volunteer help is the foundation of Metro's newest meals on wheels service - to the Chinese community
      Combs, Erin
      1/24/1977
      Lunch is served, Ontario Citizenship Minister Elaine Zlemba, left, delivers a Meals-on-Wheels lunch to Eva Plesha, 88
      Lunch is served, Ontario Citizenship Minister Elaine Zlemba, left, delivers a Meals-on-Wheels lunch to Eva Plesha, 88
      Faught, Ken
      9/21/1992
      Faithful volunteers: Bibi Mearns, left, and Shirley Chang deliver Meals on Wheels in all kinds of weather for the Woodgreen Centre
      Faithful volunteers: Bibi Mearns, left, and Shirley Chang deliver Meals on Wheels in all kinds of weather for the Woodgreen Centre
      Bock, Tony
      1/11/1999
      Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
      Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
      Mahler, John
      2/3/1976
      Service with a smile, Edna Weber, 67, of Swansea is surprised to have Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton deliver her meal yesterday day during the Meals on Wh(...)
      Service with a smile, Edna Weber, 67, of Swansea is surprised to have Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton deliver her meal yesterday day during the Meals on Wh(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      9/10/1986
      Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
      Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
      Rufsky
      1/28/1946
      Inflation is frightening says Peggy O'Shea who looks at a piece of meat she used to buy for everyday meals
      Inflation is frightening says Peggy O'Shea who looks at a piece of meat she used to buy for everyday meals
      Bull, Ron
      3/22/1974