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Keep ‘em Rolling It’s Been 40 Good Years! Benefiting Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa September 28 , 2008 ~ 6:00p.m. – 9:00 pm Tulsa Country Club ~ 701 North Union Avenue For more information contact: Stacie Wilson (918) 627-4103 swilson@atlasok.com
For 40 years, Meals on Wheels has been on a roll! Dedicated volunteers have driven miles, the equivalent of eight times around the world each year, to put food on the tables of our homebound neighbors.
It’s Been 40 Good Years and on September 28th, MOW will host “Keep ‘em Rolling,” at the Tulsa Country Club from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. During the evening festivities, guests will enjoy a wonderful dinner with wine and have the opportunity to bid for fabulous items in both a silent and live auction and enjoy (may even dance!) to live music.
“We hope to celebrate the generous donors and volunteers who make this Meals on Wheels program possible. We also hope to draw awareness to the significant impact they make to providing nutritious meals to the homebound elderly and disabled. Approximately 50% of seniors who enter the hospital suffer from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better,” explains MOW Executive Director Dan Rabovsky. “It is vital for the homebound person’s health that they receive these nutritious meals.”
Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa began operations in 1970. Last year over 2500 MOW volunteers served approximately 1200 individuals 229,763 meals.
“It’s a lifeline for clients. Volunteers deliver food and provide community, caring, friendship and security, keeping community health care costs down by checking in on otherwise isolated citizens,” says Rabovsky.
Committee members include, Cam Brother, Bryan Close, Darryl DeBorde, Sarah Hansel, Gretchen Heinberg, Dan Katz, Julie Kivisto, Jan Laub, Kim Masters, Kathryn Offermann, Donna Ogez, Joan Parkhurst, Kim Piper and Stacie Wilson, Director of Development. Sponsorships are available. Individual tickets are $75. For more information and to reserve your space at the event please contact the Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa at (918) 627-4103 or swilson@atlasok.com.
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40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
The photo at left shows the cake, which was sculptured as a serving tray on wheels with various food items (all made of cake) on board. Shown left to right are: John Staedke, President of the MOW Board of Directors; Rev. Elaine Johnson, Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church; and Board member Jan Keene, who is also a volunteer with the First Presbyterian component.
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ANNUAL SPRING VOLUNTEER EVENT AND SILVER SPOON AWARDS About 200 volunteers attended the Annual Spring Volunteer Event held at First United Methodist Church on May 20. The program featured presentations of the annual Silver Spoon Awards. These awards were instituted as a way of honoring some of our outstanding MOW volunteers. Each component was given an opportunity to name a recipient of the award. Criteria for selection included significant contribution of time and talent; dependable and consistent volunteer service; compassion and care shown to recipients and other volunteers; demonstrated congeniality and cooperative spirit; and “second-mile” effort, dedication, and responsiveness to special needs. Those receiving the awards were: George and Alice Savage, First Presbyterian; George Dixon, Eastside; Wendell Cole, Far North; Barbara Kannady, Garnett Road; Ray and Mary West, Jenks-South Tulsa; Jo Barnard, Kendall Whittier; Patrick Keaney, Midtown; Mitch and Kayla Puckett, Owasso
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Walmart Foundation Grant to Meals On
Wheels Association of America will Help Feed Hungry Seniors in Metro
Tulsa
“Seniors have been hit especially hard in this economy and we feel a responsibility to help,” said Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation. “We’re proud to support Meals on Wheels programs across the U.S. who work on the front lines of ending senior hunger.”
“The Walmart Foundation has once again stepped up to the plate as a powerful partner in the fight to end senior hunger,” said Enid Borden, president and CEO of MOWAA. “They are our largest corporate partner to date and their support will make a tremendous impact in helping our programs sustain meal services well into the future. We can’t thank the Walmart Foundation enough for joining us in our national movement to end senior hunger in America by 2020.”
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Meals on Wheels to Pick up Service for Many Affected by State Budget Cuts On December 1st Meals on Wheels started delivering meals to previous Senior Nutrition homebound recipients. Due to State budget cuts Senior Nutrition has been forced to reduce and/or cut service to many of their elderly and disabled clients in the area. Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa began delivering meals to approximately 150 of those persons in the Downtown, Midtown, North and Northwest areas of Tulsa with the belief that the community will pull together and support the effort with donations and/or volunteering to assist in delivering the meals to these affected homebound persons. Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa does not receive government or United Way funding but depends on the generosity of individuals to support their mission of providing food and friendship to the homebound. The additional recipients will cost the Meals on Wheels organization $125,000.00 to provide meals 6 days a week for one year. It will also take additional dozen volunteers to make the deliveries. “Beginning November 1, 2009 the Tulsa and Creek Counties Senior Nutrition Program experienced a significant reduction in the State funding for the Older Americans Act meal program. As a result of this cut, the home delivered meal participants began receiving five meals for a two week period instead of receiving meals Monday through Friday. This partnership with Meals on Wheels will enable senior nutrition to increase services to some of the neediest of the remaining home delivered participants. Tulsa & Creek Senior Nutrition is very appreciative of the readiness and the ability of Meals on Wheels to step up and meet the needs of the senior citizens in our area. Donations from the community are necessary for the continuance of both programs.” Ronda Lynn, Project Director Tulsa and Creek Counties Senior Nutrition Program “We were very concerned that many of our community’s homebound recipients would have their meal deliveries indefinitely reduced. The homebound in Tulsa area desperately need this vital service and it is our mission to ensure that no senior goes hungry. Meals on Wheels and Senior Nutrition want to provide the best possible service to the homebound and this partnership will allow both agencies to meet the needs of the individuals who need our services. We began providing service December 1st to some, while actively recruiting additional volunteers so we can deliver to the rest in the Downtown, Midtown, North and Northwest areas of Tulsa in the coming weeks,” said Dan Rabovsky, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa. “By taking on these 150 recipients Senior Nutrition will now be able to focus resources in other areas where meal delivery has been reduced so they may once again provide full service in those areas,” said Mr. Rabovsky. Meals on Wheels strives to preserve the dignity and independence of the homebound elderly and disabled persons by providing them with nutritious home-delivered meals and caring, friendly contacts from volunteers. Without the organization’s generous volunteers and donors, services currently provided would not be possible. Many homebound have remained out of institutional care and in their own homes as a result of those volunteers who bring the homebound hot meals daily.
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Check out our new videos:
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Food Handler
Classes for 2010
All Food Handler
volunteers (kitchen packers) should check their cards and make sure that
they get a new card sometime before the expiration date listed.
Cards need to be renewed every year now. All classes will be held
at the Meals on Wheels facility, in the Conference Room (12620 E. 31st
Street) except as otherwise noted.
The Health Department
requires us to guarantee at least 20 participants per class, so we must
ask for advance pre-registrations (call 627-4103) so that we can insure we
will have the minimum number present for the session.
Tuesday, February 2,
1:00 pm
Thursday, March 11,
2:00 pm
Thursday, May
20, 12:30 pm (following the Annual Spring Volunteer Event at First
United Methodist Church, 1115 S Boulder, Rm MSLC 231)
Thursday, July 8,
2:00 pm
Tuesday, September 7,
1:00 pm
Thursday, November
11, 12:30
(following
the Annual Meeting -
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MEALS 4 PAW STARZ - PET FOOD PROJECT
The Reason: Most homebound individuals are somewhat isolated from the outside world. Pets can be very important to their well-being. Sometimes pets are their only companions. For these people, owning a pet can be especially meaningful; it provides companionship, diversion, and even a reason for living. The daily responsibilities of pet ownership, however, can be difficult. We have noticed that many Meals on Wheels clients feel a need to share their meals with their animals because they are unable to provide appropriate pet food. When this occurs neither the person nor the pet receives adequate, healthy nutrition. Meals 4 Paw Stars intends to help by ensuring that quality, nutritious food is available for the pet. The goal is keeping people and their companion pets together by eliminating one of the logistical and financial impediments to proper pet care and helping make a healthier life for the homebound person and their pet. How the program works: Qualified Meals on Wheels recipients fill out a needs assessment to receive requested pet food for their animals. The deliveries are made on the 3rd Saturday of each month by volunteers, with enough food for the pets to last until the next delivery date. How Volunteers Help: The volunteers use their own vehicles to deliver the pet food to a limited number of recipients. Delivery of the pet food occurs only on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Deliveries take no longer than 2 hours. The volunteers can determine when they wish to be on the delivery schedule. We also need volunteers to help coordinate, organize and plan the service. Needs: How can you help? Pet food donations are needed for dogs, cats, fish, and birds. Donations of other pet services will also be welcomed. Pet food donations can be dropped off at Meals on Wheels, or arrangements can be made for pick-up. Financial contributions will also be used to purchase needed items which are not donated, and for supplies. All donations are tax deductible, whether of product or financial assistance. We wish to thank the following most current PawStarz donors and supporters for their assistance: Yale Avenue Presbyterian Church; The Dog Dish; Community Care College (Vet Tech classes); Street Cats; The Catnip Cottage; Charles Ketterer, Susan, and "Danny Boy", "Snowball" & "Rocky"; Banfield Pet Hospitals and Banfield Charitable Trust; Southern Agriculture; Volkswagen Club of Tulsa; Karing K-9’s Therapy Dogs, Inc.; Tulsa Dog Training School; Dorothy Hoddy; Phyllis Jo Hough; Mary Anne Dye; Judy Averill, Janice Dalton; Reba Hettwer; Carpenter Metals; Evelyn Browning; Margie Crow; Southern Hills United Methodist Women; Christina & Jo Ann Scalzo; the 59er's Group; Jeannine Tomasino; Brian J, Ouellette; Pat Lloyd; Dick, Vicki, and Farley Archibald; Willie & Melba Yelverton; Vickie D. Jordan; Janet & Kenneth Brooks; Christine Boyd; Kathy Evans Borchardt; Sandra Wittenborn; Cathy Davis, Katherine Tenneson; Belynda Bland; Dorothy Donaldson; Annette Capps Ministries; Mary Stanley For more information about making a donation or volunteering please contact Meals on Wheels at (918) 627-4103. * * * * * * |
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12620
E. 31st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146-2307
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ph: 918-627-4103
fax: 918-663-8914
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email: mowtulsa@atlasok.com
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Meals
on Wheels of Metro Tulsa celebrated its 40th Anniversary
recently with an event on April 5th at the Tulsa Fairgrounds.
About 500 people attended the event which included a delicious
luncheon, special presentations, and a recounting of the some of the
highlights from the past 40 years. Noted author Jim Stovall (“The
Ultimate Gift”) was the keynote speaker and kept everyone
enthralled. A special 40th Anniversary sculptured cake was
presented to the delight of the attending guests. The cake was cut and
delivered to recipients in the First Presbyterian component, our
founding unit, the next day.
