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Day of Giving: Aransas County Council on Aging expects to serve over 50k meals this year

The group's mission statement is to provide nutrition for seniors. The center goes beyond feeding senior citizens, offering different sorts of resources.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Aransas County Council on Aging in Rockport seeks to provide meals to senior citizens to make sure they don't go without eating. 

The group's mission statement is to provide nutrition for seniors. The center goes beyond feeding senior citizens, offering different sorts of resources. 

"We do the home delivered, the ones that come in here can come in and play cards. We also have a puzzle set out, we do a diabetic screening, high blood pressure, they can also come in, we'll help them fill out paperwork for medical assistance," said Debbie Thompson, Director of Operations for Aransas County Council of Aging.

The center told 3NEWS that they have a plan to serve 50,000 meals total this year. 

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