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N EWS Dinner Wagon wheels keep rolling BY JACK HANNA ing facilities. Grace Hart- The King's Daughters Din- wick, another Dinner Wagon ner Wagon has been at it for founder, remembers delivera quarter of a century -- ing meals in "tiny rooms daily dispatching dozens with single beds." of volunteers to deliver Today, most of the roombig meals and a little friend- ing-houses are gone, reship to homes around the placed by apartment build- Ottawa area. ings, but the Dinner Wagon As it marks its 25th remains a necessary service. anniversary, the Dinner A hot meal delivered daily Wagon's mission remains the can make the difference same as it was when the that enables an individual service began: to deliver to live on his or her own hot nutritious meals every rather than having to go weekday to those who need into a seniors' home or them. Most clients are el- hospital. derly people, but some who The raison d'être has are disabled or convales- stayed the same; but the cing use the service, as service has grown in size. well. When it began, the Dinner "I have always felt the Wagon had only a half dozfood we deliver is only en or so clients. Two half of the service," says volunteers - one to drive Gwen Richards, a pioneer the car and another to carwho helped launch the Din- ry the meals to the client - ner Wagon. "The visit when could handle the entire you deliver the meal, even delivery. Today, over 60 if it is only brief, is volunteers, still in pairs, so greatly appreciated." fan out across Ottawa, Back when the service Vanier, and Rockcliffe each began in 1968, the core weekday to deliver an avof Ottawa had a lot more erage of 500 noon meals. rooming-houses. Elderly That works out to over people frequently lived in 125,000 meals delivered in single, rooms without cook- a year by a roster of 800 FREE WINTERLUDE TUNE-UP!! AFTER SKATING AFTER A MOVIE AFTER THE RACES volunteers. inum for recycling. The cost to clients has However, the pioneers of remained low -- 75 cents the Dinner Wagon recall that per meal in 1968 and $4.10 there was a form of retoday. cycling employed when the An aspect of the early service began. The volundays has reappeared re- teer making a delivery would cently -- recycling. In dish the food from the Dinthe 1970s and 1980s, the ner Wagon's aluminum con- Dinner Wagon used disposable tainers onto the client's aluminum meal containers, However, a recycling project was launched two years ago. Today, clients are asked to save the aluminum containers in which the meals are served and return them to the volunteers once a week. The containers are then shipped to Alcan Alum- own dishes. The volunteer took the Dinner Wagon's containers away for washing and reuse. And you thought recycling was a new idea. Are you a potential client or volunteer? Call the King's Daughters Dinner Wagon at 233-2424. GLEBE REAL ESTATE LAWYER - FULLY QUALIFIED AND INSURED, TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE - COMPETITIVE RATES, NO GST - VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS RESTRICTED TO ENSURE PERSONALIZED ATTENTION - HOUSECALL" APPOINTMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS PLEASE CALL OR FAX RICHARD WEBB AT 238-6665 MANY HAPPY RETURNS! Get your tax return done right by the experts DOUBLECHEC INCOME TAX SERVICE Persona] & Corporate Returns Financial Statements Professional & Business Retur. Complete Bookkeeping Quick Refund Service - Free Consultation 251 Bank St. (at Cooper), Suite 604 235-3933 diane ireland R COME IN TO OUR COZY GRILL FORA FREE HOT CHOCOLATE UPON PRESENTATION OF THIS AD!!! ZAKYNBOYZ 1060 Bank 730-4444 50 feet from the canal just above the bridge Ample Free Parking February 12, 1993 - <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> - 12 UNIVERSITY PAINTERS RECIPIENT OF THE AIINISTERS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Mterior/Exterior Reliable Service Quality Workmanship Fully Insured Two Year Guarantee FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE CALL: JAMES CLEARY 722-3375