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Senior Travelers: Help Keep Meals On Wheels Rolling


Along with screwed-up flight schedules and unpaid furloughs for airline workers, the sequestration blues have hit charity groups. Both federal and local governments are cutting back or totally withdrawing some subsidies that helped finance such social programs as Meals On Wheels.

For just one example, according to news reports, for the agency in the town of Contra Costa, California, government funding has been cut off. The volunteer agency will now be forced to stop delivering healthful meals to the homes of nearly 50 percent of its current elderly homebound, low-income recipients.

Travel4Seniors asks you to check with your local Meals On Wheels organization and, if necessary, respond to requests for financial support. Think of your contribution of $25 or $50 as just a tiny portion of the money you’d pay for your next cruise or resort vacation. You won’t miss that duty-free bottle of liquor or souvenir tea set, and you’ll get the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping elderly people in need.

For more information, check with your local Meals On Wheels organization or go to www.mowaa.org/
Xian, China: The Amazing Terracotta Warriors PDF Print E-mail


Seeking underground water in 1974, engineers dug down 20 feet into the soft earth. They didn't find water, but discovered an amazing army of sculptured men. There were 8,000 uniformed, armed, life-sized figures, each with individual facial and body features. Now world-famous, they’re called the Terracotta Warriors of Xian.

Archaeologists have determined that the sculptures are at least 2,200 years old. Historians report this display was created during the reign of an early warrior, King Qinshihuang. His figure lies in a tomb among the soldier formations, as they were created to protect him in the afterlife. Along with the soldiers and tomb, there are figures of  horses, musicians, acrobats, concubines and nobility, all realistically carved, colored and costumed. Amazingly, the site has not yet been fully excavated, and there are predictions that searchers will find even more figures.

In recent years, several groups of the Terracotta Warrior figures have traveled the world, appearing in exhibits at major museums. If you’re interested in seeing the original site in China or other scheduled exhibits, check with your local museum, hometown or onsite travel agency, and at tourtravelchina.com/xian-tour
 
 
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