The Village at Legacy Pointe Residents Battle Hunger in Iowa

The residents of The Village at Legacy Pointe in Waukee are doing their part to fight hunger by partnering with Meals from the Heartland. The Village at Legacy Pointe held three separate volunteer events for residents of all care levels to help label bags for meals.

Hunger is still a major problem in our world, with 805 million hungry people in the world, including 1 in 8 Iowans who struggle with hunger. Meals from the Heartland combats hunger by packaging meals and delivering them in Central Iowa, the United States and around the world.

The Village at Legacy Pointe was a huge help to Meals from the Heartland, assisting in labeling 12,560 bags, which is 76,800 meals. Independent Living labeled 6,000 bags, the Health Care Center labeled 4,000 bags and the Assisted Living labeled 2,560 bags. When the residents heard how much work they contributed, they were excited and proud that they were able to impact the community in such a positive way.

“We have had such a great response from our residents,” said Tammy Olson, Executive Director at The Village at Legacy Pointe. “They really enjoyed working with Meals from the Heartland to help so many who are hungry.”

The Village at Legacy Pointe had such a positive response from their residents that they are looking to continue to host packaging events in the future.

For more information contact The Village at Legacy Pointe at 515-987-4100 or visit www.watermarkcommunities.com/VillageLegacyPointe.

Photos:

• Joyce Sanders (left), Paul Farris (middle) and Anna Marie Wise (right) hard at work labeling bags. (group-labeling-packages)
• Independent Living residents pose after their volunteer event where they labeled 6,000 bags. (posing-with-packages)
• Patricia Farris, a Health Care Center resident, labels a bag. (labeling-package)