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 Meals on Wheels has begun an exciting project called “Meals 4 Paw Starz.”   This program is a cooperative effort with the Tulsa County 4H Paw Stars Club, and provides pet food for our eligible participants each month. The project currently serves more than 60 pets and distributes more than 1000 lbs of pet food each month.

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; DISH Network of Tulsa; The Catnip Cottage; Dorothy Donaldson;  Mary Stanley; 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; Christine Boyd; Kathy Evans Borchardt; Sandra Wittenborn; Cathy Davis, Katherine Tenneson; Annette Capps Ministries; Belynda Bland.

A very special thanks to the Banfield Charitable Trust who provided us with a $1,000 grant to support our pet food project.  They also support other pet food programs associated with the Meals on Wheels Association of America through their "Season of Suppers" Campaign, and WALOP (We All Love Our Pets) pet food distribution grants.  You can find out more about their support on their website, at www.banfieldcharitabletrust.org.

For more information about making a donation or volunteering please contact Meals on Wheels at (918) 627-4103.

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