LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Activity Center is celebrating several large donations during this year's “March for Meals” campaign.

Center Executive Director Jonathan Crooks reported that the center recently received more than $10,000 in critical donations from the Lakeport Lions Club and the county of Lake.

Lion Debbie Blake represented the Lakeport Lions Club and presented a check for $2,075 to Lakeport Senior Activity Center to support the Meals on Wheels program.

The check was a portion of the money raised from the Lakeport Lions 46th annual crab feed.

Anthony Farrington represented the Lake County Board of Supervisors and presented a $8,125 check from the county center’s Board of Directors during their board meeting last Friday, March 16.

The Board of Supervisors has proven to be a source of support to all of the senior centers in Lake County.

The supervisors acknowledge the efforts of the volunteers that make each center successful, and recognize the needs of seniors in the community and have committed to providing whatever support they can.

The Lakeport Senior Activity Center’s board is grateful to have the backing of Anthony Farrington and the Board of Supervisors, Crooks said.

With a growing senior population and rising costs, fundraising efforts like March for Meals is the only way to keep services like Meals on Wheels going.

The five senior centers in Lake County provide over 160,000 meals per year and deliver over 100,000 meals to homebound seniors.

Senior centers with meals programs can be contacted at the following phone numbers, or by stopping by Middletown, 707-987-3113; Highlands Senior Center in Clearlake, 707-994-3051; Live Oak Senior Center in Clearlake Oaks, 707-998-1950; Lucerne, 707-274-8779; and Lakeport, 707-263-4218.