4-H Builds Blizzard Boxes for Home-Bound Seniors

The Green County Senior Nutrition Program has again had the honor of working with the Green County 4-H Clubs to provide Blizzard Boxes to all home-bound seniors receiving a home-delivered meal this winter. Blizzard Boxes are full of shelf-stable foods that can be kept in case of emergency or inclement weather when home-delivered meals are unavailable.
All the canned goods and other items in the boxes are either donated by the various 4-H clubs or purchased through donations from 4-H members towards the cause. Once all the provisions are in place, the food is set up in an assembly line fashion at Green County Human Services. 4-H members then build each box to specifications to provide just about two whole meals for each person. For 2016, over 30 parents and members rose to the occasion and helped pack the boxes. With such a crew, over 100 food boxes were packed in just under 30 minutes!
This year's boxes contained, beef stew, crackers, canned fruit and vegetables, oatmeal, pudding, fruit and grain bars, applesauce, juice, two bottles of water, and a treat. The Green County Nutrition Program very much appreciates the support from the local 4-H community. A special thank you to all members and for working with us to support homebound seniors all through Green County.