In the News ... "Carpet Tech comes through for Meals on Wheels"

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• Technicians will collect cans when they come to clean

Staff Report
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Just in time for the winter months, Carpet Tech has teamed up with Meals On Wheels Odessa to collect canned soup donations for senior citizens in need in our community.

Meals on Wheels delivers hot, nutritious meals to the homebound elderly and severely disabled who cannot prepare adequate meals for themselves.

“When Meals on Wheels began asking for food and supply donations for winter, we created the Soup for Seniors initiative, a canned soup drive that includes our customers,” said Carpet Tech Marketing Director Stephanie Fox.

Carpet Tech is asking for a donation of at least five cans of soup and offering donating customers a 15% discount on services. Technicians will collect cans when they come to clean.“Not only do we get to give back to an often overlooked population of seniors in our community, but we have a unique opportunity to offer our customers a convenient way to participate,” said Fox.

Donated soups will help feed Meals on Wheels clients during weekends and days when food delivery is unavailable due to severe winter weather. “Canned soup is not only nonperishable, but a nutritious alternative that is easy for seniors to open and prepare,” said Fox ...

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