Trader Joe's of Millburn joins Sage Eldercare - with flowers for local residents

Pictured (from left) is Mary Yauch of Millburn, SAGE Eldercare volunteer for Meals On Wheels, Beatrice Hoffman of Millburn, and Don Makinson, a volunteer with the Millburn Red Cross. (courtesy photo)

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Trader Joe’s of Millburn has recently started a program with SAGE Eldercare in Summit to share their unsalable flowers with local residents.

A few times each week, the grocery store brings flowers that cannot be sold to SAGE so they can be delivered with Meals On Wheels. One recent delivery brought tears to the older woman’s eyes, as it was her birthday, and another woman takes all of the flowers and puts them in numerous vases around her home.

Last year, SAGE delivered more than 44,000 meals to 250 residents of local communities in parts of Union, Essex, and Morris Counties.

To learn more about Meals On Wheels or SAGE's services for older adults and caregivers, call 908-273-5550 or visit www.sageeldercare.org.

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