TROY — About 100 seniors are now figuring out where they will go to get breakfast after Dolly’s announced they will close all of their Ohio restaurants.
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Like many people, Debra Carpenter had to get used to the idea of Dolly’s instead of Frisch’s. Now, Dolly’s fate is following that of the many Frisch’s locations they took over.
“We heard all of them was closing, so we’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, back to nowhere really to go there,’” Carpenter said.
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Carpenter said she stopped by Dolly’s often while participating in the Senior Resource Connection’s Congregate Meal Program.
“It’s their good meals, good portions, and it’s a $3 donation, so you’re basically getting a meal free,” she explained.
She’s one of 100 participating seniors impacted by the closing of the Troy and Miami Township locations, which will have their last day of business this week.
News Center 7 asked Carpenter what she was going to do now that Dolly’s is closing.
“Go back to eating cereal at home,” she said.
As shown on News Center 7 at 5:30, Senior Resource Connection’s Sharon Howard told Xavier Hershovitz that the closure of Dolly’s is “pretty painful for the seniors.”
Howard and Tiffany Suber want seniors to know they have options.
“There are a lot of seniors out here that don’t have a nutritional meal to have every day, and this at least provides them at least one meal daily,” Suber said.
They said about 5,000 meals get served through the program each month, with several participating restaurants across the Miami Valley. Not only does the program provide meals, but it also provides a community.
“It’s a really great program to get the seniors out and mixing with each other,” Suber said.
Now, Senior Resource Connection is hoping to find some new restaurants to partner with.
The organization also said any leftover vouchers from Dolly’s can be used at any of their participating restaurants.
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