The same crew always does the cooking because they enjoy it so much. They also enjoy each others company. I think we like putting this together as much as the seniors love to come here. Seniors come from all over the city to this lunch program, even though there are other weekly seniors lunches at various sites. The volunteers are from Fairview United and two local Roman Catholic churches - St. Pius and St. Lawrence.
People reserve their spots although drop-ins are welcome.
Many will participate in some activity in the morning and then come to lunch. Others will go to St. Pius for afternoon card games and tea. Les Eldridge, a retired salesman and later an apartment doorman and self-described amateur psychologist, is the food buyer. I have special places to buy fish, chicken and beef. But I study the grocery ads each week and go where the specials are.