The Smithville/DeKalb Senior Center will soon become a new congregate meal site for the Smithville area.
What is a congregate meal site? Congregate meals are a place where seniors 60 or over can gather to enjoy fellowship and a nutritionally balanced noon-time meal. Currently meals are being served in the Alexandria and Liberty Senior Centers.
Effective April 3, the Senior Center located at 718 South Congress Boulevard in Smithville will begin serving lunch from 11 a.m. until 11: 30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
County Mayor Tim Stribling told WJLE the Area Agency on Aging and Disability, a division of the Upper Cumberland Development District, obtained a grant to purchase a steam table for the Smithville Senior Center with no cost to the county. This allows Senior Director Pam Redmon to offer congregate meals to senior citizens at the center and to promote awareness of the activities the center has to offer. The meals are provided by UCHRA through their nutritional program.
Anyone age 60 or older is eligible to receive a meal at the congregate site and a donation is suggested. In order to assure a meal, reservations must be made the day before. A reservation sign-up will be at the front desk of the Senior Center and you may register by phone at 615-597-7575. No takeouts.
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