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Give the Gift of Meals to Homebound Senior this Holiday Season

Gifts made to the 2016 Home-Delivered Meals Holiday Gift Certificate Program may be tax-deductible.

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – Give the gift of a nutritious meal, friendly visit and safety check to a local homebound senior citizen this holiday season by participating in the 2016 Home-Delivered Meals Holiday Gift Certificate Program. Meals purchased with a holiday gift certificate through Forsyth County Senior Services will be delivered through the Meals on Wheels program.

“The Meals on Wheels program does not only provide a warm and healthy meal. A meal delivery offers seniors valuable social interaction and a safety check,” said Senior Services Director Ruthie Brew. “Forsyth County Senior Services is proud of the support this program receives – not only during the holidays, but year-round. These meal deliveries truly make a difference for a senior in need.”

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Those interested in purchasing a holiday gift certificate may choose to provide meals for a day, week, month or year. The cost is $3.68 for one day, $18.40 for one week, $80.96 for one month and $956.80 for the entire year. Gifts may be tax-deductible.

Checks should be made payable to Forsyth County Senior Services, Holiday Gift Certificate Program and may be mailed or delivered to the following address:

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Forsyth County Senior Services
7305 Lanier Drive
Cumming, GA 30041

All meals delivered from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day will include a special certificate to wish happy holidays from the meal provider. Senior Services has set a goal of delivering 4,000 meals to local senior citizens this holiday season.

For more information about this program, please call Forsyth County Senior Services at (770) 781-2178 or visit www.forsythco.com/seniors.

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