The Palm Beach County FAMU Alumni Association hosted free lunch for seniors citizens this past Sunday at a local Palm Beach County restaurant.
Many of the seniors met for the first time after nearly two years of having meals delivered to them.
The alumni chapter, which is known throughout their local community for what they do for students, providing scholarships for future Rattlers and their college readiness club where they help students stay on track for college.
Once the pandemic hit, they realized seniors 65 and older needed help. The group launched "Food on the Table," and delivered hundreds of meals to seniors each week.
"And for those of us who are blessed to be okay, we ought to reach back and try to help somebody else," said Monica MCcoy, president of FAMU Palm Beach County Alumni Chapter. "So this is the way that our chapter has taken the initiative to kind of pivot, not really pivot cause we're still doing our student stuff with scholarship and things we do for youth in the community, but we also wanted to touch those who are a little older and a little wiser and reach out and bless them."
The restaurant followed COVID safety guidelines and spaced seniors out.