Council On Aging Of Volusia County Raising Money For Meals On Wheels Program

Daytona Beach, FL – The Council on Aging (COA) of Volusia County has been helping and providing care for seniors in our community for over 50 years. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, even more people were in need of their services. Penny Young-Carrasqullo is the COA’s Chief Development Officer. She said that they are trying to raise money to fund the Meals on Wheels program with the 2021 $100K Meals Match Challenge. “What we’re striving to do is raise $100,000 by the end of the year. When we do that, it will allow us to pull down an equal amount of money from state and federal funding sources.” She said that your $10 donation will mean a total of $20 to pay for meals. There’s no crowd-funding website to contribute towards the Meal Match Challenge. Young-Carrasquillo said you can donate directly on the COA website.  “People can donate online. They can call me at 386-253-4700, extension 215. They can donate over the phone with a credit card or they can mail a check that’s made payable to COA.” Young-Carrasquillo said all of the money raised in this particular challenge will go to the Meals on Wheels program and all of it stays in Volusia County.