An emotional plea from one Pennsylvania senior has helped save the program she depends on.
Wesley Family Services had announced that its “Open Your Heart to a Senior” program in Westmoreland County would be shutting down because of a lack of federal funding. The program serves vulnerable seniors who rely on it for basic necessities, including food.
For Diana Holcomb, the news was devastating.
“I don’t have anybody,” Holcomb said. “I thought, ‘What’s going to happen? Where am I going to get food? How am I going to eat?'”
Holcomb contacted a local television station to share her story.
“I thought the word has to get out there. Somebody has to know,” she said.
Days after her story aired, an anonymous donor contacted Wesley Family Services and gave $100,000 to keep the Westmoreland County program running for another year.
“Much to our surprise, and I find this very humbling and overwhelming, we had a donor come forward for the program in Westmoreland County and donate $100,000,” Wesley Family Services CEO Doug Muetzel said.
When Holcomb heard the news, she said she was overcome with emotion.
“Wow, somebody out there cares,” she said. “It brought me to tears. I just thanked the Lord for working this out.”
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