Business is booming for the Point Roberts Senior Center lunch program.
The drive-through lunch program that replaced the traditional Wednesday and Friday lunches since March 2020 due to Covid-19 has grown in popularity.
“It has been up to 110 lunches served, and before the border closed we were probably serving around 40 lunches, and that included Canadian visitors,” said senior center coordinator Madeleine Anderson.
Anderson said that there were several reasons for the increase, and an important one was that program has been broadened.
“The rules used to be the lunches were for people 60-plus and they could bring a guest for a bit of an additional donation,” Anderson said.
With Covid-19 shutting off Point Roberts, the Whatcom Council on Aging and Whatcom County Parks and Recreation agreed the program could be opened up to more residents.
“We’re calling it ‘seniors and more’ in the last few months,” Anderson said. “Anybody who wants lunch can request one and we have a sliding scale for people who are able to pay.” Lunches should be reserved in advance by emailing prseniors@whidbey.com or calling the senior center at 360/945-5424.
Anderson said that cabin fever also played a role in the growth of the lunch program. “It’s been an interesting social phenomenon,” she said.
“It may be strictly a drive-through but people look forward to it. It’s an outing for them.”
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