THE AREA, AND THIS YEAR IT COULD BE EVEN HIGHER. IT’S KEEPING ME ALIVE AND I’M NOT GOING INTO A NURSING HOME AND I HAVE COMFORT IN MY HOME. I MEAN, I’M MAKING AN AFGHAN. MARGUERITE ROBERTS HAS BEEN GETTING MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY EVERY DAY SINCE SHE HAD A STROKE LAST YEAR. NOT ONLY DOES VOLUNTEER LARRY DUTTON BRING HER FOOD. I HAVE YOUR MENU FOR APRIL, AND I GET ONE OF THOSE. OKAY, APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS. OF COURSE. WHAT ARE MAY FLOWERS BRING? JUNE BUGS? COLEBROOK. HE ALSO BRINGS HER FRIENDSHIP. MAKES MY DAY ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING AND IT’S KIND OF GLOOMY OUT BECAUSE I GET DEPRESSION REAL BAD AND HIM WITH HIS CORNY JOKES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. ZACH PAONE WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS, SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED LAST YEAR SAID THEIR CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE THEIR ONLY INTERACTIONS. THAT WEEK. WE HAVE SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY TO SO MANY PEOPLE THAT DEPEND ON US FOR NUTRITION AND SOCIAL CONNECTION, AND WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A HONESTLY, A SOCIAL ISOLATION CRISIS. AS MEALS ON WHEELS DEMAND CONTINUES TO RISE. SO DOES THEIR NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS. IT’S REALLY BECOMING QUITE UNPRECEDENTED. REBECCA SKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON AGING, SAYS IT’S ESTIMATED THAT IN THE NEXT SIX YEARS, ONE THIRD OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S POPULATION WILL BE OVER THE AGE OF 65. WE DO NEED TO RETHINK ABOUT HOW WE DO AGING SERVICES FROM HOW THEY’RE ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED, TO HOW THEY’RE FINANCED. AND SKY SAID THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE’LL NEED TO THINK ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, INCLUDING HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING FOR MEALS ON WHEELS, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITE OR MOBIL