Read to Feed Seniors is a joint project between Broward Meals on Wheels and Broward Elementary & Middle Schools to encourage students to read, teach youth about the needs of seniors in their community, and inspire them to Community Service throughout their lives.

Your class, school, or youth group can join hundreds of students during the coming school year to Read to Feed Seniors by calling 954-731-8770 ext 6927 for more information.

Download our current brochure for more information.

Participating Elementary & Middle Schools select from the following activities:

• Mandatory! Presentation: Broward Meals on Wheels will work with each school’s faculty to create an age/school appropriate education campaign to teach their students about the needs and lives of the seniors in our community, Broward Meals on Wheels, and how their reading helps support the needs of our seniors.

• Mandatory! Read-a-thon: Students will participate in a two-week read-a-thon. They collect donations from family and friends for each book or page read. (Schools in low-income areas can opt out of the fund-raising component of this activity, but still contribute their reading hours to the project.) All money raised provides meals for seniors in their cities. The time that students spend reading are considered community service hours.

• Optional! Select Barnes and Noble stores will be holding a “Read to Feed Seniors Day” during the two-week time period. The day includes special guest readers and store discounts for students, parents, and customers. Stores will be donating proceeds to Broward Meals on Wheels and encouraging customers to donate books to participating schools!

• Optional! Senior Pen Pals: Classes or groups that opt for this activity will be set up with a pen pal; a homebound senior in Broward County. This is an excellent way for students to practice the lost art of letter writing, make new friends, and benefit from the wisdom and experience of “the greatest generation!”