Meals On Wheels Holiday Collection

Continuing our tradition of collecting donated items for charity at our annual Holiday Party, items are being sought this year for Meals on Wheels Blizzard Bags.   Items may be brought to the party or dropped off at the Leadership Tulsa office before Dec 10.

A "Blizzard Bag" is an emergency sack of food items which is provided to Meals on Wheels recipients to hold in reserve for a winter day when snow and ice make regular meal delivery impossible.  The bags contain shelf-stable, easy-to-fix items which assures that the homebound, elderly and disabled will at least have something good to eat until the next regular Meals on Wheels delivery day. If possible, canned food in an "easy-open" or flip-top container is preferred.  Many of our recipients have severe arthritis or other physical problems which makes opening a can difficult.  Single serving items or items that can be easily packaged into single servings are also preferred.

• Single can serving of heat & serve items such as: Soup, Beef Stew, Spaghetti, Chili, etc. (items that can be heated to form the basis of a meal; ready to serve)
• Any brand shelf-stable heat-and-serve meal
• Small can of tuna fish
• Small, easy open can of vegetables
• Canned or dried fruits (small packages, or individual serving pack)
• Individually packaged crackers or cookies
• Small jar of creamy peanut butter
• Small can or package of non-refrigerated fruit juices
• Single serving dessert cup, pudding, or fruit cup (non-refrigerated type)
• Instant Hot Chocolate Mix, tea, or coffee (packets)