Meals on Wheels spreads through Canton, county
Photo by David Barber
Preparing to load and unload meals for the Meals on Wheels Ministry in Canton are left to right, Bob Summit, on-site coordinator in Canton, Billy Foster and Hank Stuth.
What began as a ministry in the First United Methodist Church in Canton has grown to a local and county-wide service operating out of the Senior Citizens building downtown.
The Meals on Wheels Ministry is currently serving meals four days a week to around 60 homebound elderly and disabled citizens not only in Canton but throughout Van Zandt County.
Around 10-12 volunteers deliver meals over four different routes in Canton and in the county.
“The program grew to the point that they needed more room to operate and that is why it moved from the Methodist church to the Senior Citizens building,” recalled Bob Summit, who has served as site manager for the Meals on Wheels Ministry in Canton for the past 17 years.
All of the meals served each delivery day come from the regional Meals on Wheels Ministry facility in Tyler and are brought to the Senior Citizen building in Canton before the deliveries are made to the residents.
“Tyler serves about 3,000 meals a day throughout East Texas covering over six counties,” pointed out Summit. “They deliver from Waskom to Wills Point.” Deliveries are made in an area that covers over 4,000 square miles in East Texas.
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