SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine, plans to hold a breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program. The Fill the Plate Breakfast is set for 7-9 a.m. Friday, March 22, at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn.

The breakfast will honor Lewiston resident Lucy Bisson with the 2024 Ikaria Award and feature a talk by Maine humorist Gary Crocker.

Seats are limited; registration is recommended.

Crocker will be the keynote speaker. Born in Lewiston and raised in North Monmouth, Crocker will offer remarks and observations about his beloved Maine and her people in the classic Maine tradition, according to a SeniorsPlus news release.

After teaching public speaking at Cony High School in Augusta, he joined the Waterville Police Department. Crocker then served as an adult education director in Auburn and eventually became the spokesman for the Community College System at the Maine State Legislature.

“These experiences put me in touch with people from all walks of life and prepared me to become a Maine humorist,” he said.

The Ikaria Award recognizes an individual or organization for singular and outstanding contributions toward improving the lives of older adults. Bisson is a longtime SeniorsPlus volunteer and current Executive Director of the Lewiston/Auburn Senior College.

Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is considered one of the world’s five “Blue Zones”— places where an estimated one in three members of the population regularly lives an active life into their 90s.

The breakfast is presented in conjunction with March for Meals, a national campaign of Meals on Wheels America.

Last year, SeniorsPlus delivered more than 170,000 meals to 1,800 homebound older adults and adults with disabilities in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties through its Meals on Wheels program. Each meal provides one-third of the recommended daily allowance of nutrition, a safety check, and a visit to these vulnerable adults. The majority of the clients of Meals on Wheels are lower income or on fixed income.

The overall program goal of SeniorsPlus is to assist older adults and adults with disabilities in the tri-county area to remain at home safely for as long as possible. The overwhelming majority of older adults (greater than 95% in an AARP survey) wish to remain at home until they die. The Meals on Wheels program provides nourishment, socialization and regular safety checks.

Tickets cost $30 per person  or $35 at the door and are available at seniorsplus.org/march-for-meals or by calling 207-795-4010.

 

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