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Mama's Kitchen To Deliver 7 Millionth Meal Wednesday

The nonprofit that provides food to HIV/AIDS and cancer patients is scheduled to deliver its 7 millionth meal Wednesday.

Mama's Kitchen executive director Alberto Cortes and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts will deliver a meal to an HIV/AIDS patient, identified only as Carol, who has been a client for several years.

According to the organization, the woman also has three herniated discs and, after three back operations, moves very slowly and is unable to shop for herself.

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Last year, volunteers with the 24-year-old nonprofit delivered more than 353,000 meals for 622 clients. Three meals per day, seven days a week, are delivered at no charge.

Mama's Kitchen began its meal service to HIV/AIDS victims in 1990 and had 26 clients by the end of that year. The 1 millionth delivery came in 1999; the 6 millionth came in 2012.

The organization moved to an expanded meal preparation facility in City Heights three years ago.