United Way Volunteers Take Action to Feed the Hungry 366 seniors live at or below poverty level in the River Region of Montgomery, AL, putting them at risk to go without healthy meals. These seniors in need are usually provided with Meals on Wheels from the Montgomery Area Council on Aging (MACOA). However last summer, the council realized it simply didn’t have the money and time to be able to handle the demand, and the program came to a grinding halt. It looked like 366 seniors were about to go hungry - until the idea for the United Way Day of Action started taking form. With a grant from Depend, River Region United Way decided that they would take the responsibility for preparing and delivering meals to the seniors. But they soon ran into a snag - how would they organize the massive am

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