Henry Ford Macomb to Prepare 450 Thanksgiving Meals for Home-Bound Seniors

Continuing a 16-year tradition, staff and volunteers at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township will prepare 450 Thanksgiving meals Thursday for distribution to home home-bound seniors in Macomb County’s Meals on Wheels program.

The hospital typically prepares more than 200 meals a day for Meals on Wheels, but doubles its production for holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Henry Ford Macomb’s Culinary Wellness staff will prepare two meals Thursday, one featuring traditional Thanksgiving fare and a second box lunch seniors can save for the next day.

“We run a very efficient kitchen and our staff are extremely engaged in the process,” said culinary wellness director Julie Carrigan, in a prepared statement. “We are happy to provide this service for the community.”

The Meals on Wheels program assists seniors who are unable to prepare meals on their own due to physical or mental impairments related to age or a medical condition.

How You Can Help Fight Hunger

Seniors aren't the only hungry in Clinton Township. In southeast Michigan alone, more than 100,000 people receive food assistance each week, 40 percent of which are children.

You can help. Through Sunday, Nov. 25, Patch is hosting an online food drive for Gleaners Community Food Bank. We're hoping to raise $10,000 to feed families in our area.

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How can you help? Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check out, be sure to select Clinton Township Patch from the drop down menu to ensure your donation is designated for our community. And don't forget to ask your employer about matching the donation. Gleaners says each dollar donated provides three meals for hungry families.