While delivering meals for the Jackson County Department on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program may be a part-time commitment, Mike Pelham’s passion for the work is clear in his voice as he tells anecdotes about the clients on his route.

Take one 93-year-old resident: “I always call her ‘Young lady,’” Pelham said. “And she kind of gives that little giggle in the morning.” (Slideshow)