Article outlines Meals On Wheels program. Volunteers deliver two meals a day to recipients for a fee of $3.25 daily. The program was launched in 1974 by the Arcadia Chapter of the American Red Cross.
A cooperative effort between the Arcadia Red Cross, Post Office and Police Department has resulted in an innovative program for special need individuals called, "Hey, Mr. Postman, check on me."
Recent groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Arcadia Chapter building of the American Red Cross culminated years of fundraising projects and negotiations between the Red Cross, Methodist Hospital and City of Arcadia. Ceremony held at Methodist Hospital.