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Read the full storyEver year St Peter’s Catholic School students hand-write, and draw Christmas cards for Ingham Meals on Wheels clients.
President of Ingham Meals on Wheels Rita Phillips said the clients really enjoy when the students take time to write these cards.
“It's beautiful and the clients always comment on how the children have taken time to do something for them,” said Rita.
“The clients love that, and the school has been doing it for the last five years at least.”
Rita’s favourite part about Meals on Wheels is helping others in the community, not just by providing and delivering hot meals, but by doing more to ensure client’s health and wellbeing.
“Our drivers and delivery people have a very conscience job in the sense of they know who they deliver to,” she said.
“We always make sure that the wellness of the person is going okay and that's something that some other food providers don't do.
“Drivers get to know their clients, because they are on the same run each time.
“Our drivers can tell if someone is looking a bit down, so they have a quick chat, and if it's still not right, they let our admin people know, and then we ring one of their relatives or whoever's looking after them to go and have a check on them.