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HONORING SENIORS
Growing to Feed the Need by Mary Gerlach

If you drive along 34 Street east of University your tickets to you. Event tickets may also be purchased
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Avenue often, you have probably noticed a at any Select-A-Seat location. (Service charge applies.)
significant change in the 2300 block. Thanks, in
large part, to a generous grant from the J.T. and Benefit Drawing
Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation, Tickets featuring
Lubbock Meals on Wheels (LMOW) was able to Southwest Airlines
expand and renovate our building. This expansion are also available
was vital to our mission because, without it, we now. At just $10/
were unable to grow with the community and serve ticket, purchase
more people. From 2010 to 2014, the number of several! Two
people we served grew by 22%. We served 182,000 drawings will be
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meals in 2014. At that point we had maxed out our held, and only Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
capacity. From 2014 to 2017, we were only able to 1,000 tickets will Who’s in your “krewe” for Lubbock
increase our recipient count by 1%. In 2018, the be sold. Get all of Meals on Wheels’ 20th Annual Mardi
expansion was completed, enabling us to serve your tickets today Gras, 2019? This family friendly event
10% more people almost immediately! Lubbock and get ready for is always lots of fun.
Meals on Wheels is now preparing, packaging, some serious fun “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!”
and delivering over 205,000 meals each year. That on March 5 !
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translates to over 800 meals each day, delivered on
57 different routes.

Of course, with this expansion our costs have risen
as has our need for volunteers. We do not receive
any government funding. We rely totally on the
generosity of the citizens of Lubbock. We receive
funds through private donations, memorials and
tributes, grants, and fundraisers. LMOW hosts two
major fundraisers each year. Our Mardi Gras event
is our largest fundraiser of the year.

This year is our 20 annual Mardi Gras. It includes
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over 35 food booths (with selections from your
favorite local restaurants), music by Bo Garza, a
variety of entertainers, a large silent auction, and
cash bars. You’ll see lots of purple (for justice),
green (for faith), and gold (for power) – all
traditional Mardi Gras colors. Kiddos will enjoy
the Children’s Area, featuring bouncers, face and
hair painting, and many other activities. A Mardi
Gras King and Queen (Nick Kraynok and Brittany
Escobar) will reign over the event.

Tickets are $40 for adults, ($45 at the door), and
$10 for children 17 and under. You can purchase
your tickets online at lubbockmealsonwheels.org
or at Lubbock Meals on Wheels’ office. We accept
cash, check, or credit cards (not American Express,
please). Give us a call, and we will be happy to mail

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