Volunteers Connie Walter (from left) and Jim Ward prepare to package lunches for homebound seniors Thursday at the Hampshire Township Building, as delivery guy Dan Holda (right) delivers the food from Elgin. The meals are prepared at the Hemmens as part of the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Connie Walter places a cooler of lunches in the backseat of her car to be delivered to area homebound seniors Thursday at the Hampshire Township Building. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Jim Ward delivers a meal in Burlington as part of the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program, which both delivers lunches to homebound seniors. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Jim Ward talks to a caretaker of a homebound senior about what lunch meal he brought Thursday in Burlington. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Food is individually packaged for each person that will be receiving a lunch as part of the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program, serving meals to area homebound seniors. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Kitchen manager Dave Robertson pulls trays wrapped and sealed off a Oliver machine Wednesday at the Hemmens in Elgin. The newly purchased machine allows the Salvation Army to prepare and seal their own dinners to deliver to seniors and needy, cutting meal cost in half. September 12, 2012 | Sun-Times Media~File Photo

Salvation Army employees Yolanda Cruz (left) and Anna Gomez prepare food dishes last fall at the Salvation Army's Golden Diners program at the Hemmens in Elgin. Because the program uses the city-owned faciity to prepare the meals for senior citizens, Gold

Harold Jones (left) talks with volunteer Jim Ward and others after receiving a lunch as part of the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program that delivers to homebound seniors. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Volunteers Connie Walter and Jim Ward package up lunches to be delivered to area homebound seniors Thursday at the Hampshire Township Building. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Jim Ward of Hampshire (left) leaves with a handshake with Ray "Bud" Stout Thursday after delivering a meal to his house in Burlington. The meal delivery is part of the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program, which delivers lunches to homebound seniors and serves "congregate" lunches at various sites. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Meal coordinator Pat Lehman helps with packaging lunches for homebound seniors, Thursday at the Hampshire Township Building. Hampshire is just one of the places the Salvation Army Golden Diners Nutrition program delivers to, to be distributed to area homebound seniors. February 7 , 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media