AdventHealth Sponsors Sanford Senior Dining Site, Supporting Meals and Community

Five days a week, adults 60 and older in Sanford fill the Serenity Towers dining room for a hot meal and the kind of face-to-face programming designed to keep older adults connected to their community. AdventHealth committed to sustaining that routine for the full year after Meals on Wheels, Etc. named the regional health system as the 2026 sponsor of the Serenity Towers neighborhood dining site, the organization announced April 6.

The sponsorship will fund daily operations at Serenity Towers, covering hot nutritious lunches alongside a program calendar of recreational activities, educational presentations and social opportunities. Meals on Wheels, Etc. Executive Director Mike McKee said neighborhood dining programs are "about much more than a meal; they're about connection, community and helping seniors stay engaged."

Jeff Villanueva, CEO of AdventHealth Altamonte Springs and its Seminole County operations, framed the backing in terms of the health system's whole-person care model. "At AdventHealth, we believe whole-person health includes connection, nourishment and a sense of belonging, because those are the moments that help people feel whole," Villanueva said.

Meals on Wheels, Etc. has served Seminole County seniors since 1973, growing from meal delivery into transportation assistance, weatherization, chore services and a network of neighborhood dining sites that now includes a second Seminole County location in Casselberry. IRS filings show the nonprofit has delivered more than 155,000 meals annually to more than 460 housebound seniors through its home-delivery program alone, with nearly 40 delivery routes spanning the county. The AdventHealth sponsorship targets the Serenity Towers congregate program specifically, which pairs daily nutrition with structured social engagement, a combination researchers have linked to lower rates of depression and social isolation in older adults.

Seniors who are 60 or older and reside in Seminole County are eligible to participate at Serenity Towers. Enrollment inquiries, volunteer interest and donation or sponsorship conversations are all handled through Meals on Wheels, Etc. at (407) 333-8877, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Families can also begin the process online at mealsetc.org. Volunteers interested in serving at the dining site, assisting in the kitchen or joining a home-delivery route can contact Community Relations Coordinator Dawn Garrison directly at extension 103 or at [email protected]. The organization's offices are at 2801 S. Financial Court in Sanford.

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SUMMARY: AdventHealth signed on as the 2026 sponsor of Meals on Wheels, Etc.'s Serenity Towers dining site in Sanford, backing five-days-a-week hot meals and social programming for adults 60 and older.

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Five days a week, adults 60 and older in Sanford fill the Serenity Towers dining room for a hot meal and the kind of face-to-face programming designed to keep older adults connected to their community. AdventHealth committed to sustaining that routine for the full year after Meals on Wheels, Etc. named the regional health system as the 2026 sponsor of the Serenity Towers neighborhood dining site, the organization announced April 6.

The sponsorship will fund daily operations at Serenity Towers, covering hot nutritious lunches alongside a program calendar of recreational activities, educational presentations and social opportunities. Meals on Wheels, Etc. Executive Director Mike McKee said neighborhood dining programs are "about much more than a meal; they're about connection, community and helping seniors stay engaged."

Jeff Villanueva, CEO of AdventHealth Altamonte Springs and its Seminole County operations, framed the backing in terms of the health system's whole-person care model. "At AdventHealth, we believe whole-person health includes connection, nourishment and a sense of belonging, because those are the moments that help people feel whole," Villanueva said.

Meals on Wheels, Etc. has served Seminole County seniors since 1973, growing from meal delivery into transportation assistance, weatherization, chore services and a network of neighborhood dining sites that now includes a second Seminole County location in Casselberry. IRS filings show the nonprofit has delivered more than 155,000 meals annually to more than 460 housebound seniors through its home-delivery program alone, with nearly 40 delivery routes spanning the county. The AdventHealth sponsorship targets the Serenity Towers congregate program specifically, which pairs daily nutrition with structured social engagement, a combination researchers have linked to lower rates of depression and social isolation in older adults.

Seniors who are 60 or older and reside in Seminole County are eligible to participate at Serenity Towers. Enrollment inquiries, volunteer interest and donation or sponsorship conversations are all handled through Meals on Wheels, Etc. at (407) 333-8877, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Families can also begin the process online at mealsetc.org. Volunteers interested in serving at the dining site, assisting in the kitchen or joining a home-delivery route can contact Community Relations Coordinator Dawn Garrison directly at extension 103 or at [email protected]. The organization's offices are at 2801 S. Financial Court in Sanford.