Christmas cakes to boost Meals on Wheels deliveries

16 November 2017

Elderly Orange residents who receive healthy food deliveries from the ‘Meals on Wheels’ service each week, will be given an extra present ahead of the holiday season : a hand-made, hand-decorated Christmas Cake made by local volunteers.

The cakes are a donation from members of Orange’s branch of the Cake Decorators Guild. Branch president Chris Cortes said the local club, that’s been operating for 32 years, decided to make a donation of time and effort this year instead of fund-raising.

“We were talking about making a donation to the community because we’re a non-profit organisation, and one of our members came up with the idea,” Chris Cortes said.

Branch secretary Cindy Crannis said the creation of the 96 cakes was a group effort.

“Some put their hands up to bake. Others put their hand up to make decorations,” Cindy Crannis said. “Pretty much everyone participated in some way.”

“If people are feeling a bit isolated at this time of year, this might bring a little Christmas cheer into their homes.”

Orange Deputy Mayor Joanne McRae was on-hand at the Orange Food Services office this week, when volunteers arrived with the cakes.

“The generosity of pulling this together, the hours of hard work is absolutely fantastic,” Cr Joanne McRae said. “On behalf of Orange City Council and the Orange Meals on Wheels Service, thank you.”

The cakes will be handed over when Meals on Wheels volunteers start their regular deliveries next week.

ICING ON THE CAKE : Meals on Wheels deliveries in Orange next week will have an extra component. (l. to r.) Orange Cake Decorators Guild President Chris Cortes, Deputy Mayor Joanne McRae and Guild secretary Cindy Crannis take a close look at one of the creations.