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History of
Meals on Wheels of Norman
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Meals on Wheels of Norman,
Inc. is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non profit organization. The agency
began serving the Norman community January 21, 1972 as the
Norman Mobile Meals Council, under the direction of the late
Tedo Prickett, executive director and co-founder.
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Meals on Wheels has
maintained the same basic philosophy to improve nutrition by
providing meal service to the ill, disabled, and senior
residents within the Norman city limits. The organization
strives to improve the mental health of isolated recipients by
providing visitation and to improve the well being of senior
citizens in coordination with existing services in the Norman
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Food delivery originally
was provided by the University of Oklahoma's Food Services
Department. Later, the meals were handled by the Senior
Citizen's Center. Currently, Norman Regional Hospital prepares
all meals. Licensed dieticians determine the necessary meals to
accommodate our client's specialized dietary needs with
confirmation from our clients' doctors.
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Norman Mobile Meals Council
changed its name to Meals on Wheels of Norman, Inc. in 1986.
Meals on Wheels has an active Board of Directors, three
full-time, and one part-time staff. The University of Oklahoma
Work Study Program provides Meals on Wheels with Work Study
student interns each semester to assist with office
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Who Is
Eligible to Receive Meals on Wheels? |
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Clients must live within
the Norman City Limits and be ill, disabled or elderly. The
price per meal is based on a sliding scale ranging from Free -
$5.75 and is dependent upon the client's income. The clients
range in age from 25 years to 100 years of age. If a client is
under 60 years of age, a referral from the client's physician is
required to begin receiving meals.
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