GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY

COMMISSION ON AGING

MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE: Immediately

DATE: April 25, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Betts, 231-922-4688

Homebound Seniors Can Get NMC BBQ Meals Delivered

Traverse City, MI – Senior citizens who are homebound can enjoy a picnic lunch from the

Northwestern Michigan College Barbecue, thanks to the Grand Traverse County Commission

on Aging, who again has volunteered to coordinate the program. Since the program’s inception

in 1998, over 2,200 BBQ meals have been delivered to homebound senior citizens.

The 53rd annual NMC Barbecue is Sunday, May 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Any senior

citizen who is homebound and lives within 5 miles of Traverse City may receive a Barbecue

meal delivered through the combined efforts of the Commission on Aging staff and community

volunteers.

Tickets for the Barbecue meal are $5 and must be purchased in advance through the

Grand Traverse Commission on Aging by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. Meals are

scheduled to be delivered during the times of 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

To place a reservation, homebound seniors may call the Commission on Aging, (231) 922-4688

by May 13.

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