Meals on Wheels Atlanta Holds 38th Annual Gala, Honoring Volunteers of the Year as More Than 800 Seniors Remain on Its Waiting List
ATLANTA, Ga. — Meals on Wheels Atlanta held its 38th annual gala, A Meal to Remember, on the evening of November 6 at The St. Regis Atlanta in Buckhead, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, with details of the evening reported on November 9.
Under the theme Hope in Full Bloom, five celebrated chefs served a four-course dinner with wine pairings to raise funds for seniors who depend on home meal deliveries. The gala honored Dwayne and Valerie Williams as the 2026 Volunteers of the Year.
Founded in 1965, the organization has delivered more than six million meals to seniors across the Atlanta area, and 97 percent of its funding comes from private donations. Its waiting list keeps growing: more than 800 seniors are currently on it, many of them living alone and waiting each day for a delivery driver's knock. Last year's gala raised a record $1.3 million.
The gala is the organization's signature fundraiser, paying for meal preparation and delivery for seniors facing hunger and isolation. As of November 9, the organization had not announced the final total raised this year, saying the figure will be released when it is ready.
Source: The Social Register
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