MEALS ON WHEELS PPE DONATION
THE local Meals on Wheels service has received a vital supply of PPE which will enable them to continue to assist some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
Provided by Irish Rural Link the PPE has been delivered for Meals on Wheels services in Enniscorthy, Gorey, Wexford, New Ross and Clonroche. In Enniscorthy 60 meals are delivered six days a week, 52 weeks of the year and Pat O’Shea, Chairman of Enniscorthy Community Services Council (ECSC) paid tribute to those who had kept the service going during the height of the pandemic.
‘ The service receives great support from their many volunteer drivers, without whom the service could not continue, particularly over the past months during the Covid 19 pandemic. A sincere thanks to all our volunteers,’ he said.
Given the scarcity of hand sanitiser and PPE and some suppliers increasing the price of these at the time, Meals on Wheels groups were concerned about the health and safety of their staff, volunteers and clients and to continue to deliver the service.
In response to this, Irish Rural Link were approached by a Cork consultancy firm 3SIXTY, who offered to help source hand sanitiser and
PPE equipment. They liaised with Irish Distillers whose members had begun to produce hand sanitiser and were able to provide a sufficient amount for organisations to help them at this time.
In the second drive to help Meals on Wheels groups, they reached out to medical device companies who make PPE and IBEC also came on board to encourage their members to donate PPE to Meals on Wheels groups.
Speaking about the donations, Managing Partner at 3SIXTY Brian Cremin said, ‘It’s so inspiring to see businesses making a small investment that makes a huge difference to Meals on Wheels.’
As a result of these PPE donations, Enniscorthy Meals on Wheels can continue to provide their services in a safe way. The donations also helped eased some of their costs, which had increased due to greater demand for their service.
To volunteer as a Meals on Wheels driver contact Mary at 053 9233746.
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