With close to 1,000 meals to deliver to needy seniors each week, the Renton Meals on Wheels program is in “dire need” of volunteers.

According to program Outreach Specialist Dale Hoover, the Renton program has “gone bananas” in recent months and is outpacing the number of volunteers available to make all of the deliveries.

Meals on Wheels is a donation-based program serving seniors with a medical issues where preparing their own nutritious meals are difficult for them.

Outside of Seattle, Hoover said Renton’s program is the largest in King County and it is currently being staffed by only about 15 volunteers.

Hoover said the program needs volunteers in both the driver and sorter categories. Drivers would spend about two or three hours on a Wednesday delivering meals to four or five seniors, while the sorters would help prepare the deliveries, as seniors have a choice of 35 different meals to have delivered.

Locally, the program is run out of the Renton Senior Activity Center.

For more information or to volunteer, call 206-448-5767.