(Photo: Loaves & Fishes Center)
Loaves & Fishes Centers, “The Meals on Wheels People”, have launched a new “Meals on Two Wheels” program and they’re looking for volunteers in the Portland-Vancouver area.
Julie Piper Finley, the organization’s communications director, got in touch today to tell us about the new program. She said they’ve been delivering meals to homebound seniors throughout Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties for over 40 years using “conventional automobiles”, but beginning this month, the agency will be rounding up volunteers to deliver meals by bike.
Looking to reduce their carbon footprint, they’ve created bike routes near 20 of their 31 meal sites and they’re currently in the process of acquiring bike trailers to transport the meals.
At this time, Meals On Two Wheels routes are available at:
- Beaverton Center, located at 5550 SW Hall Blvd., Beaverton
- Elm Court Center, 1032 SW Main Street, Portland
- Fook Lok-Hollywood Center, located at 1907 NE 45th Avenue, Portland
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, located at 5325 NE MLK Blvd., Portland
If you’re interested in volunteering, all you need to do is show up with your bike. Bring a cargo trailer if you have one, but if not, the folks at Loaves & Fishes will provide one for you.
In addition to recruiting volunteers to help deliver the bike routes, the agency is seeking donations of flatbed trailers and/or donations toward the cost of purchasing trailers. A $200 donation will purchase a new trailer, safety vest and flat repair kit.
More info on how to get involved with this new program is at MealsonTwoWheels.org.