Meals on Wheels: Our donations surged after White House talked defunding

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/3JBssM9y7HYjl6fWu_qHHw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-images/GLB/2017-03-17/989c1db0-0b40-11e7-bb89-fb1d0e01b588_GettyImages-502503460.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/meals-on-wheels-our-donations-surged-after-white-house-talked-defunding-182823627.html)Donations and volunteer sign-ups to Meals on Wheels surged, the group said Friday, in the hours after President Trump’s administration pointed to the public-private partnership as an example of government spending it can no longer defend. “We received 50 times the normal amount of donations yesterday,” said Jenny Bertolette, vice president of communications at Meals on Wheels. The group also “saw an almost 500 percent jump in volunteer sign-ups through our AmericaLetsDoLunch.org Ad Council website,” Bertolette said.



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