'More people like them should be around,' said Grace Metzger. 'It would be a wonderful world, wouldn't it?'
HADDONFIELD, New Jersey --"It's really important for me to teach Aiden to give back to the community," said Courtney Bracken."Do a nice gesture for others."
Dozens of volunteers join hands on holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas to cook and package food for seniors, veterans, disabled individuals, or anyone without families. The Bracken family in particular got involved for a sentimental reason. One recipient, Grace Metzger, was thrilled to hear the Bracken family knocking on her door with a meal in hand.
DiOrio started out as a volunteer for a separate program in the late 1970s. But around 1981, he learned it would be dissolved.