Community Programs
Easter Dinner
Enjoy a meal delivered to your door on Easter Eve, Saturday, April 19. If you are alone, or will be unable to go out, call your local Council on Aging no later than Friday, April 11, to order your holiday meal.
Edgartown: 508-627-4368
Oak Bluffs: 508-693-4509
Tisbury: 508-696-4205
Up-Island: 508-693-2896
A volunteer will deliver your meal on Easter Eve in an oven- and microwave-safe container for you to heat up at your convenience. Sponsored by your local Councils on Aging and Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living. Your meal is prepared at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Volunteer Opportunity
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands seeks volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels. Brighten someone’s day and help to feed your house-bound neighbors. Please call 508-693-4393, ext. 460.
MVRHS Senior Luncheon
Monthly senior luncheons at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Culinary Arts dining room are every second Thursday. Join us on April 10, with 11 am seating. Lunch is served at 11:15 am. Enjoy a three-course, gourmet dining experience for $15. Reservations are required. Call 508-939-9440. This month’s menu: brioche knots, spring pea risotto, roasted chicken with fresh thyme, roasted carrots, and kale, and Key lime pie.
Emergency Food Program
As a member of the Greater Boston Food Bank, M.V. Center for Living coordinates the delivery of food to local Councils on Aging and Serving Hands Pantry at the First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven, for distribution to Islanders in need. For information, contact your local Council on Aging, or M.V. Center for Living at 508-939-9440.
Shopping Shuttle
The Shopping Shuttle brings older adults residing in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury shopping to run errands, Wednesdays to Fridays. Call M.V. Center for Living at 508-939-9440 for more information. The shuttle follows all weather-related school closures. In case of delay, please call 508-939-9440 to confirm your ride.
