“The seniors at Food and Friendship are like my second family.”An 82-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms senior made this comment when she returned to Food and Friendship after having a kidney removed.

Creating a warm environment where seniors want to eat and share good times is a goal we work at day-after-day. Reaching this goal is something we do in small steps, but it is evident everyday. One of our seniors put it best when he said, “I hungered for friendship and camaraderie and found plenty of both.”

Through the Food & Friendship program, hot meals are served to seniors who want fellowship and a good, nutritious lunch. Ten thousand four hundred and eighteen lunches were served. Prior to lunch, activities are offered such as the very popular exercise program as well as bingo, movies, crafts and trips. Volunteers play a major role in the operation of this program.

This year we traveled weekly to a variety of attractions from The Gem Theatre to Ford Field. We spent every Thursday discovering new things.

Text taken from Annual Report 2004/05