Volunteer of the Week: Eleanor Elliott

Eleanor Elliot, 84, of is on the move with a mission to give back through volunteering at the and the local Meals on Wheels chapter.

The former owner of Bakery on the Square has been volunteering at the library for a little over a year.

“I was involved here years ago and then was taking care of my grandchildren,” Elliott said. “One day, they called and asked if I wanted to volunteer and I kept coming. I just love it. This is like a second home.”

While volunteering at the library, she spends her time getting books ready for people to borrow them and keeping everything neat and orderly.

“I keep the plants alive,” she said with a laugh. “It’s almost like the household stuff.”

Volunteering keeps her moving—and she loves people.

“I think it is the best thing in the world,” she said. “You get to find out what is going on in your town and you get to meet people. The library is like a hub.”

At Meals on Wheels, she drives and delivers to the high rise for seniors in Swissvale.

“These ladies are marvelous—we can’t leave because we end up spending a half hour with each one of them—but I am going to be 85, so it’s not that I am young,” she said with a smile.

Elliott volunteers about 14 hours a week at the Swissvale Library and every Friday morning with Meals on Wheels.

“Everyone is so nice,” she said. “You get out of the house and you get to meet people.”