The Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor has provided Senior Nutrition Services and Meals on Wheels of Southwest Michigan with a $3,750 grant. The club says it was awarded the funds by the Rotary International Foundation to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The local Rotary says Senior Nutrition Services and Meals on Wheels of Southwest Michigan have provided meals and more to local seniors since 1988. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has experienced a major increase in need and new requests. Prior to COVID, they normally would deliver 300 meals in a day, and in the early weeks of the pandemic, they experienced a 66% increase. That’s about 200 new meal recipients at a cost of $22,000 per month, at a minimum. St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club President Matt Hanley says the group “takes pride in caring for the people in our community,” and is grateful for the grant from the Rotary International Foundation.
