UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us!
Now through March 31st, you can vote for MOWEOC through the Target Circle program. Find out more about Target Circle here: www.target.com/circle
Every vote counts! And don’t forget, as you earn more votes, you can keep voting multiple times during the campaign.
Thank you for your support!
MOWEOC 1st Annual Benefit Golf Tournament 6/30
Drumlins East Course
Golfers and Sponsors sign up NOW
http://weblink.donorperfect.com/GolfTournamentRegistrationForm
SAVE THE DATES!
2nd Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser 10/2
MOWEOC
Bottle Drives 4/12,7/19,10/25
Dewitt Community Church Parking lot and Sno-Top in Manlius 9AM-1PM
*We also collect returnable/deposit containers throughout the year at our Fayetteville location at 7248 Highbridge Road
11/25/2024 Drivers, start your engines! The 17th annual Subaru of America Share the Love Event kicks off today! Purchase or lease a Subaru between now and January 2 and Subaru and its retailers will donate a minimum of $300 to charity, like Meals on Wheels, for every vehicle leased or sold. #ShareTheLove #MealsOnWheels http://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/sharethelove
Written by Noah, 6th grader at FM School district
→ Meals on Wheels ←
Picture this: you’re elderly, and you get a letter in the mail asking you to come to a nursing home. It’s tiring having to make your own food and do other stuff, so it doesn’t seem like you have a choice… BUT WAIT!!! Meals on Wheels is an organization that delivers fresh meals right to your doorstep. They may even come inside and have a friendly chat! I believe that we should support Meals on Wheels because Meals on Wheels brings healthy meals and kindness to people who can’t make food themselves. We should donate $175 to Meals on Wheels because they need supplies and room to work. Many people believe that elderly people should go to a nursing home where they can have everything they need, but a lot of seniors want to stay in their own home, where they have made many memories.
Meals on Wheels provides friendship and healthy meals to people who are unable to make their own. Meals on Wheels has a huge menu that works with anyone’s diet, which must have taken a lot of time. But not only do they deliver food, they also chat with the clients, and according to their official website, 92% of senior citizens said it made them feel more independent and less lonely. The organization is still growing, and currently 2OO people volunteer to serve over 2OO clients! Delivering a total of 12O,OOO meals, EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
Our class should donate $175 to Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels needs lots of money for kitchen supplies and food, as they are always actively delivering all around 0nondaga County. Also, Meals on Wheels doesn’t have a very large space to work and cook their food, so a part of the donated money will go toward expanding their kitchen so they can be more efficient.
Some people may say it would be more helpful to put senior citizens in a nursing home, but Meals on Wheels says NO! People deserve to stay in their own home where they have lived their lives, so if they can’t make their own food or if they’re lonely, Meals on Wheels comes to save the day!
I believe we can make the world a better place by donating to Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels does an amazing thing for helping our community, and we should support them! People would rather live in their own homes than in some random nursing home, and Meals on Wheels helps make that happen! So from June 3rd to June 7th, we should donate $175 to Meals on Wheels, and they will continue making the world a better place!
NEWS
Our Volunteers are Everyday Heroes
A note to our followers,
I had to make the difficult decision this week to add another recommended virus precaution to our delivery protocol - drop off at the door. Starting Monday, volunteers are asked to drop off food at the door, ring or knock, stand 6 feet away, and share a hello and welfare check from a distance. We are joining other MOW programs in doing so and it may not seem like a big deal on the surface, but it's not that simple.
Let me share what many of the initial responses were from our core group of dedicated volunteers - what about Mrs X who can barely get around with her walker or Mr Z who is chair bound, how will they even get to the door? You get the picture.
Rest assured, we are working case by case to figure out ways to get these clients our meals, while keeping everyone as safe as possible. Believe me, we will not stop delivering to someone because they can’t get to the door.
But you know what I take away from this latest hurdle? The amazing capacity for caring for others before oneself that is so very evident in our volunteers and I will never underestimate the relationships that have been forged between our drivers and their delivery recipients. They are the best!
Take care everyone,
Mary Ellen
We are open!
We are still making meals and delivering. At this time, we have no intention of closing. We are following CDC protocols and know our services are vitally important. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!
The 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event
November 14, 2019, through January 2, 2020
Over the last eleven years, Subaru of America and its participating retailers have donated more than $145 million to help those in need.
By the end of this, the 12th year, Subaru and its participating retailers will have donated over $170 million to help those in need through the Share the Love Event.
MEALS ON WHEELS IMPACT
Local Meals on Wheels programs provide daily nutritious meals, nourishing companionship and critical safety checks to America's homebound seniors. Each donation helps these programs enable seniors to age with independence and dignity in their own homes, where they want to be. Since its inception ten years ago, the Subaru Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 2.2 million meals to America’s seniors!
ABOUT THE SUBARU PARTNERSHIP
Meals on Wheels has participated in the Subaru Share the Love Event since its inception in 2008.
Through Meals on Wheels America, the Subaru Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 2.2 million meals to America’s seniors.
Subaru and its retailers support Meals on Wheels because it’s part of their commitment—to leaving the world a better place than they found it through the core values of trust and love.
*Disclaimer: Subaru will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from November 14, 2019 through January 2, 2020 to four national charities designated by the purchaser or lessee. Pre-approved Hometown Charities may be selected for donation depending on retailer participation. For every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased during the campaign period, participating retailers will donate a minimum of $50 in total to their registered Hometown Charities. Purchasers/lessees must make their charity designations by January 15, 2020. The four national charities will receive a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 each. See your local Subaru retailer for details or visit subaru.com/share. All donations made by Subaru of America, Inc.
Holiday Party Dec 3, 2019
What a wonderful time!!! Thank you to everyone who made it so fun & memorable. A special thanks to Midler Melodies, Deli-Boy, Mario & Salvo’s Pizzeria, and Santa Claus! Check out some of the pictures
