Oct 15, 2014

The article “History of Meals on Wheels” in your October 9 issue refers to "the first home delivery after the war......in 1943!!” I am not aware of any war that ended in England in 1943. D-Day was June 6, 1944 and VE Day was May 8, 1945. LEST WE FORGET!!!! I would also suggest that home delivery/food sharing pre-dates any of these events. The history of boxing day stems from Victorian time. The day after Christmas families would "box up" food items (probably leftovers) and have them delivered to "less fortunate" families. I can only assume that the "wheels" in that case were attached to a horse and cart. While it did not carry the name, it was still meals on wheels.

Christa Sheridan

Editor’s note: In the article, the sentence should have read “The first home delivery during the war was made in Hertfordshire, England in 1943!!” Thanks to Christa Sheridan for pointing out the error.

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