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will. The opportunity to socialize with peers seems to be at least as important as the meals to these senior citizens, many of whom are shut-ins. The nutrition program is the only special service provided in the county for older residents and it is funded entirely through sources other than local money. None of Planning District Nine’s member counties contribute directly to the nutrition program. . The program’s total budget , $150,000 for three five-day-a week sites in Fauquier, Culpeper and Gordonsville, a three-day-a-week site in the town of Orange and an expanded twoday-a-week site in Rappahannock. Of this amount, $139,000 is federal money while Chapter 10 contributes $1,697 for the Planning District jurisdictions. The remaining funds come from the state and from donations.
At the Rappahannock site, a collection is taken up to cover the local share of funding. The cost of a meal is estimated at 35 cents but more affluent participants contribute a larger amount while those who have nothing, pay nothing.
According to census figures, almost 900 Rappahannock residents are over 60 years old. This is almost a third of the county’s population. Surely, the Supervisors want to support the only program in Rappahannock designed to serve the elderly—particularly since it isn’t funded with county tax dollars.
daphne McCullough
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