S ummer 2020 Greetings all,

David here with perhaps the shortest entry I’ve ever made in our newsletter. That’s because we wanted the

space to celebrate your wonderfully selfless efforts to help our senior neighbors in need through the COVID-19

pandemic. During this state of emergency, we have met the increased need for home delivered meals, not missing

a single delivery, thanks to community members from all walks of life stepping up to volunteer in our kitchen and

to deliver meals. You also made our continued service possible through your generous donations of face

coverings, hand sanitizer, ‘delivery trays’, and much needed funding. In 2019, we delivered a record 62,312 meals

for 294 homebound seniors. In 2020, as we strive to meet the essential task of helping seniors stay in their homes,

safe from the spread of the coronavirus, we are serving more meals than ever before. We are on pace to serve

9,000+ more meals this year than last. Thanks to you generously sharing your time, talent, & treasure, more of our

older adults are avoiding nursing homes and assisted living centers where the COVID-19 illness is proving most

dangerous for the elderly. Thank you for coming together to help our most vulnerable friends in this unique time.

With much thanks and appreciation,

David

Food For Thought

Welcome to our newest volunteers! These genuinely caring people joined our dedicated volunteer corps, some for a short time and many for the long haul, to help our senior neighbors in need

during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jody Allen

Mary Jo Ames

Larry Baker

Ashton & Noah Bange

Scott Bankaitis

Debbie Beck & Bob Brucie

Beth Bentley

Emma Boersen

Dave Bretch

Molly Brown

Jennifer & Nicholas Burdick

Victoria Burdick

Ann Campbell

Keith Carrigan

Jadie & Isaac Case

Amanda Chafee

Sharon Clarke

Sarah Clowe

Corning Global Communications

Kathy Curreri

Becky & Gary Enders

Kevin Foley

Sharon Folkerts

Cassandra Frost & Hillary Whipple

Angi, Steve, Luca & Sydne

Franceschelli

Mark Gaskievicz

Ted, Neila, & Noah Goldwyn

McKenna Goltry

Derek Gould

Michael & Lola Hardy

Sheila Harewood

Donna Harrington

Lisa Herrmann

Sandy Hmiel

Lisa Hogue

Holly Hrywnak

Lionel Hutle

Kaylie Jacobs

Cheryl Jones

Jennifer & Carter Jones

Lucy Kibbe

Vicky Kirk

Amanda & Kaylie Kline

Deb Kline

Jennifer Kuhn

Kathy Lansberry

Ken Leath

Lisa Limoge

Alenna, Aiden, Cora, &

Mikiah Loucks

Anthony Lynch

Joe Magno

Corinne Mayer

Hugo Mazzali

Amanda McCarthy

Jody Mixon

Diionne, Daniel, Isabelle, Anna,

Olivia Murch

Peggy Nagy

Karen, Caroline, Charlotte,

Veronica Nevins

Albert Nieber

Ann, Brett, Allison, & Brian Nordman

Tiana Oropallo

Mike & Amy Palmer

Kate Paterson

Anita Pawlak

David Phelps

Sue Portwood

Karen & Rachel Rebis

Tom & Wendy Rosenwinkel

Karen Shaddock

Hannah Shaddock

Lydia, Trey & Ben Smith

Zach Stephens

Connie & Louise Sullivan-Blum

Paul Sutton

Jack Swan

Kristin & Woody Swan

Jeanne Swecker

Diane Taft

Gerald Theurich

Ethan Thistle

Jill VanDewoestine

Mitch Vargason

Ann Vargeson

Jason Vichinisky

Luke Webb

Darby Webster

Kris West

Anthony White

Wendy Winnett

Karen Wood

Bratt Yan

Owen Zahradka

Lu Zhang, Jiangwei Feng, &

Veronica

Food for Thought

Gregg Elementary School Donated 350 Blizzard Bags! For the 18th consecutive year, the students, faculty & staff of Corning's Hugh

Gregg Elementary School donated ‘Blizzard Bags’ of shelf stable food for our

seniors to have on hand in

case we are unable to

deliver fresh meals due to

inclement weather...or this

year, in case the pandemic

impacts our operations.

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STAFF

Executive Director

David W. Smith

Kitchen Supervisor

Therese LaDouce

Assistant to the Director

Lisa Carl

Volunteer & Client

Coordinator

Sue Dunn

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

The Rt. Revd. Ian J.L.

Adkins, D.D.

1st Vice-President

Ronald Klokus

2nd Vice President

Raymond Leinen

Secretary

Bob Ohl

Treasurer

Katherine Funk

Tom Beall

Clara Bright

Melissa Colacino

Joanne Herman

Bob Smith

Corning Meals on

Wheels, Inc. is:

A United Way Agency and

an affiliate of the NYS Office

for Aging, Administration

for Community Living and

the Steuben County Office

For Aging.

Food for Thought

Simmons Rockwell Subaru and Subaru of America Donated $8,032!

Thank you for supporting our Subaru of America Share the Love Event grant

activities in partnership with Simmons Rockwell Subaru and Meals on Wheels

America last

winter. This year

Simmons Rockwell

also made us an

official Share the

Love Hometown

Charity, with the

dealership

donating an

additional $1,300!

Thank you

Simmons Rockwell

and all who

supported this

year’s Share the

Love Event!

A meal and so much more! Thank you to all who deco-

rated lunch bags, donated handmade greeting cards, notes

and artwork to help our isolated & vulnerable seniors know

that they live in a caring community, that they are not alone.

Page 3 Food for Thought

You Made Our Valentine’s Day Cake Sale a Success! Thank you to our talented volunteers for

helping bake and decorate the delicious cakes. Thanks to all who ordered the tasty treats as your des-

serts funded 372 freshly prepared hot meals for our senior neighbors in need!

Thanks to volun-

teer Mary Park &

her husband,

Mike, for donating

Valentine's Day

treat bags for our

seniors! You are

champions in the

fight against sen-

ior hunger and

isolation!

Making Valentine’s Day Special

One year ago, we

began delivering

personal sized

birthday cakes to

our seniors on

their special day.

Your donations

make it possible!

Thank you for

helping fight sen-

ior isolation.

Celebrating Birthdays, Thanks to You! Freshly Baked

Cookies to Mark

Memorial Day

Mother’s Day Personal Layer Cakes & Tea and Father’s Day Peanut Butter Fudge & Peanuts!

It’s not all treats! We serve nutritious meals everyday, here are a few ‘fan favorite’ salads:

Our fresh tossed green salads with home-

made dressing are a big hit.

Farfalle pasta salad, good

for you and fun to say, too.

Green pea salad is a deli-

cious way to get more fiber.

Carrot salad...oh, wait,

those are carrot cakes.

Page 4 Food for Thought

Thank you to all who donated cloth face cover-

ings for the seniors we serve and the volunteers

who serve them! Special thanks to Angelea Col-

lins for the hundreds of masks donated through

her HS senior project, also to Naoko Sugimoto

Dingel for sewing ~200 masks, and to Karen Per-

reault, the first to respond to our need. They are

but three of the wonderful people who donated

face coverings to help protect our vulnerable

seniors from the novel coronavirus. Thanks to all!

When we adjusted our delivery method to accommo-

date social distancing, volunteer Larrisa Lima-Mazzali

and her husband made the first ‘delivery table’ (left) to

help with our process of leaving the meals, announcing

our arrival, stepping away at least six feet, and watch-

ing as the senior retrieves the meals. Shuhua & Duane

Lu soon followed with additional handmade tables.

Volunteer Molly Brown came through with dozens of

tray tables donated by her & her friends! All who

needed a ’delivery table’ now have one. Well done all!

Speaking of Larrisa, here she is helping prepare nearly 1,000 frozen

meals for our seniors to have on hand in case our service is interrupt-

ed by the virus. Thank you to all who volunteered many extra hours

to help prepare the frozen meals. A big thank you to the United Way

of the Southern Tier and to James Truxon for making these emergen-

cy meals possible by donating funds to purchase a much needed

commercial freezer. Speaking of emergency meals, thank you to the

Corning HS Food Hub and the Food Bank of the Southern Tier for do-

nating 190 boxes of non perishable emergency food items for our

seniors, and to the volunteers who delivered them to us!

Aniello's pizza, yay! Thank

you to Aniello's for donating

pizzas for our entrée on May

27th. It was a special treat for

the 154 homebound & frail sen-

iors we served that day. A taste

of Corning enjoyed by all!

You help keep our seniors and volunteers safe from the spread of the novel coronavirus!

Page 5 Food for Thought

TRIBUTE GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

February 2, 2020- June 30, 2020 FROM IN MEMORY OF

Catharine Ackerson Carolyn Zaschak

Ron & Carolyn Adams Carolyn Zaschak

Hilda Allington Awanda Hunt, Muriel Levinthal

American Legion Aux., Unit 173 Irene McManus

Anonymous Patricia & William Krause

Margaret Arnold Francis Arnold

Donna Barto Awanda Hunt

Frances Bates Irene McManus

Leslie Bayer Carolyn Zaschak

Bob & Christy Beach and family Carolyn Zaschak

Brian & Cindy Bentley Irene McManus

Jill Adrienne Bernstein Muriel Levinthal

Laura Bernstein Muriel Levinthal

Janet Berry Muriel Levinthal

Marilyn Bohlayer Martha Copp

Bill & Susan Boland David Buchtel, Carolyn Zaschak

Dave & Joan Boxall Candace Ellison

Bob & Sylvia Brown Barbara Dick

Nancy Brown Awanda Hunt

Patricia Buckley Awanda Hunt

Barbara Burmeister Kenneth, Lisa, and Kurt Burmeister

Scott & Lisa Bush Muriel Levinthal

Laura Campbell Ginny Gallo

Jim & Norma Jo Carl Carolyn Zaschak

Lisa & Jimmie Joe Carl and family Carolyn Zaschak, Tom Brown

Michael Clancy Joseph Clancy

Peter & Patricia Coccetti Awanda Hunt

Fran & Sharon Colacino Carolyn Zaschak

Jim Coles Dawn M. Coles

Barbara Cook Carolyn Zaschak, Awanda Hunt,

Martha Copp

Joanne Coombs Kent Coombs

Stephen & Laura Copp Martha Copp

Corning Garden Club Lee Baldwin

Corning Inc. MTE William Charles

Corning Lioness Club Awanda Hunt

Lia Crede Janet Simon

Jacqueline Curry Thelma Scott

Vera Dauman Awanda Hunt

Aurella Dean Awanda Hunt, Muriel Levinthal

Lynn Decher Carolyn Zaschak

Mark Delluomo Carolyn Zaschak

Garry & Sherry DeRose Carolyn Zaschak

Desert Financial Carolyn Zaschak

Ted & Edythe Devoe Irene S. McManus

Anne Dewey Robert Galvin

Raymond & Mary Dimick Elizabeth Perkins

FROM IN MEMORY OF

Richard & Carol Dixon Awanda Hunt

Janet Dodge Carolyn Zaschak

Nancy Doutt Awanda Hunt

Joe & Mary Dubendorfer Awanda Hunt

Marge Duffey Awanda Hunt

Steve & Mary Forman Dawn Marie Coles

Barbara Frank Carolyn Zaschak

Beverly Frost Janet Simon

Bob & Judy Garrett Irene S. McManus,

Carolyn Zaschak

Jim & Jane Gehl Carolyn Zaschak

Charles & Laura Gobron Janet Simon

Rich & Audrey Graham Carolyn Zaschak

Jack & Christina Gray Lib Perkins

Grazia Bella Carolyn Zaschak

Mr. & Mrs. James Gribben Dawn Marie Coles

Jim & Lori Gridley Awanda Hunt

Dawn and Paul Habelt Carolyn Zaschak

Eugene & Sharon Haring Garry Sowersby, Joseph Schichtel

Elton & Kristine Harris Awanda Hunt

Christine & Bobby Harrison Carolyn Zaschak

Patricia Hart Awanda Hunt

Thomas Hart Carolyn Zaschak

Jim & Deborah Hartland Carolyn Zaschak

Regina Harzinski Awanda Hunt

The Law Firm Hayes, Berry,

White & Vanzant Dawn Marie Coles

Diana Heller and Danny Beaton Muriel Levinthal

Maddy & Hank Heller Muriel Levinthal

Joanne Herman Elizabeth M. Perkins,

Carolyn Zaschak

Patty Herrington Carolyn Zaschak

Gary & Carole Herrlich Awanda Hunt, Irene McManus,

Carolyn Zaschak

Stephen Hertzfeld Muriel Levinthal

Betty Hess Charlie & Chuck Hess

Scott & Aline Hillman Muriel Levinthal

Cheryl Hull Awanda Hunt

Judy Iocco David Buchtel

Larry Iskow Muriel Levinthal

Carol Lee Johnson Richard Johnson

Brenda Jones Mom and Dad Jones

Ted & Lori Kelchner Carolyn Zaschak

William & Terry Kessler Martelea (Lea) Stewart

Charrene King Elizabeth M. Perkins

Jon & Evelyn Krebs Carolyn Zaschak

Therese LaDouce Carolyn Zaschak

Help Our Vulnerable Seniors with Tax-Free IRA Required Minimum Distribution Charitable Gifts

In December 2015, Congress passed a law allowing you to give up to $100,000 to charity directly from your individual

retirement account when you have reached 70 ½ without counting the distribution as taxable income. This type of

charitable gift is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Qualified Charitable Distributions count as IRA

distributions and can be used to satisfy all or part of your Required Minimum Distribution.

The charitable gift reduces your taxable income by the amount of the gift.

Allows you to benefit from charitable giving even if you don't normally itemize your deductions.

We recommend you consult with your tax advisor to learn more about this tax-free giving opportunity.

Page 6 Food for Thought

~ Your Legacy ~

You can help improve the lives of the homebound and frail in our community long after your lifetime. Leaving an estate gift through your will to Corning Meals on Wheels is a wonderful way to continue your generosity after you are gone. The following is a statement that may be used as a model in preparing a bequest or trust designation: I give, bequeath, and devise [the residue of my estate], or [__% of the residue of my estate], or [the sum of $___] to Corning Meals on Wheels, Inc., a nonprofit corporation whose address is 144 Cedar St. Corning NY 14830.

Corning Meals on Wheels recommends consulting with your attorney before making a charitable bequest.

Corning Meals on Wheels is a 501c3 non-profit organization properly registered with the New York State Charities Bureau, EIN 16-0912403.

FROM IN MEMORY OF

Dennis & Karen Laird Libby Perkins

Fred & Sharon Lambert Awanda Hunt

Tom & Hilda Lando Tom Rossettie

Sharon Little Awanda Hunt

Grace Lubold Becky Mudgett

Don & Mary Mahon Gordon Van Wormer

Kathie Mallory Dawn M. Coles

Donald & Nancy Manley Martha Copp

Andy, Jennifer & Aubri Martone Irene S. McManus

Sean & Corinne Mayer Irene McManus

John & Anita Mayes Carolyn Zaschak

Larissa Lima-Mazzali Carolyn Zaschak

Don & Debbie McCabe Carolyn Zaschak

Sharon McCormick George & Awanda Hunt

Bob & Stephanie McEnroe Elizabeth M. Perkins

Dean & Julie McManus Irene McManus

Margaret McHale &

Barbara Bastow Martelea Stewart

Tony Midey Carolyn Zaschak

Chris & Mary Kay Miller Carolyn Zaschak

Alex & Alice Moore Candace Ellison

Dorothy Moore George & Awanda Hunt

Lewis & Linda Morse Elizabeth M. Perkins

George & Ann Murphy Lib Perkins

John & Sharon Neidrich Carolyn Zaschak

Phyllis Newman Awanda Hunt

NYS Council of School

Superintendents Irene S. McManus

Fran & Mary Helen Olmstead Virginia Darcangelo, Richard E.

Rahill, Thomas Rossettie

Pat Osborn Elizabeth M. Perkins

Pat Osborn & Russell Feldeisen Awanda Hunt

Toni Palumbo Elizabeth M. Perkins

David & Cathy Patterson Carolyn Zaschak

Cathy Patterson Muriel Levinthal

James Pelot Carolyn Zaschak

David & Ruth Perkins Elizabeth (Lib) Perkins

Becky Pesansky Carolyn Zaschak

Scott & Tamara Phenes Edith E. Shelanskey &

Christine M. Phenes

Suzanne Pintal Elizabeth M. Perkins

Randy & Kathy Polmanteer Irene McManus

Janette Rauber Carolyn Zaschak

The Reif family Irene S. McManus

Peter Reif Martha Copp

Terry & Charlotte Richardson Carolyn Zaschak

Barbara Richter Chief Donald Yost,

Virginia Crants Miles

Carol Rinker, Alan Anderson,

James Anderson William H. Anderson, Jr.

Richard Rutishauser Irene McManus

FROM IN MEMORY OF

Eugene F. Saunders Barbara Becker

Bill Scheidweiler Awanda Hunt, Martha Copp

Peggy (& Esmé) Schuckers Virginia M. "Ginny" Gallo

Carol Sharman Grant & Daniel Sharman

Byron & Barbara Shaw Sharon Pitcher

Lymen & Shirley Sheils Elizabeth (Lib) Perkins

Richard & Connie Shelford Awanda Hunt

Janet Siebert Martha Copp

David & Mary Ann Smith Carolyn Zaschak

Larry & Jean Smith Martha Copp

Stan & Marge Solsky Candy Ellison, Carolyn Zaschak,

George Dudick, Joey Dudick

Marilyn Spruck Tom Spruck

John & Pat Starzec Robert & Mary Ellen Galvin,

Gordon Van Wormer

Beth Stemples Irene S. McManus

Jacqueline Stone Irene S. McManus

Linda Stundtner Awanda Hunt

Kathleen Szerszen Carolyn Zaschak

Pat & Sharon Tammaro Lib Perkins

Gary & Renee Thompson Irene S. McManus

Kimberly Thompson Anne Price

Karen Tillotson Carolyn Zaschak

August & Marie Titi Awanda Hunt

Tobeyco Mfg Co, Inc Carolyn Zaschak

Arlene Tong Eugene Mac Auley

Chris & Deb Townsend Mary Crane

Lew & Lois Tuma Carolyn Zaschak

John & Velva Vine Richard Rahill, Mary Ughetta

Sharon Vogt Elizabeth Perkins

Mary Wakeman Lea Stewart, Garry Sowersby,

Aruthur Wakeman

Fritz & Linda Wasser Muriel Levinthal

Martha Weber Maxine Lorey

Candace Weichman Irene McManus

David & Carol Wendel Martha Copp

Dottie & Nick Williams Carolyn Zaschak

Joan Wilson Charles Warunek

It is with a heavy heart that we bid a final

farewell to these wonderful people who volun-

teered their time and talent to help their senior

neighbors in need, providing wholesome meals

and welcoming smiles. We dearly miss Virginia

“Ginny” Gallo, Awanda Hunt, Muriel Leventhal,

Janet Simon, and Carolyn Zaschak.

From the homebound & frail seniors we serve and the volunteers & staff who serve them, a very big THANK YOU to

all who donated to help us continue operations through the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency. Thanks to

your support, we are succeeding in helping those most vulnerable to the virus remain safely in their own homes.

A special thank you to these wonderfully generous organizations who, when combined, donated $35,000.

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FROM IN HONOR OF

Norbert & Helen Binkowski Ted Kozlowski

Ann Hanrahan Barbour John & Debbie Horigan

Fran & Linda Chambers Volunteers, thank you for all you do

Rich & Audrey Graham Mike Zaschak

Gary & Carole Herrlich Volunteers and all they do to bring

nourishment and a welcoming

smile to many clients

Brenda Jones Friendship Baptist Church

Lizz Jones Carla Brown, Grace Heffner-Brown,

Grace Caru, Marianne Young,

Florence Agosta, Kevin Hillman,

Rev. Troy Preston

Mary Kutz Grace Lubold

Noonie LeJeune John & Debbie Horigan

Cornelia Lentz All volunteers who are keeping

the wheels turning during the

COVID-19 health crisis

Doug & Sara McKenny and family John & Debbie Horigan

Tom & Jill Palmer All the dedicated volunteers

John & Pat Starzec Sharon Colacino

Mary Wakeman Josephine Jack

Mike Zaschak Phil Odessky

GIFTS FROM

Jude Drew

Daniel Divens

Elwyn & Ethelyn Eaton

Emanuel Lutheran Church

Wayne Fairbanks

Doris Ferreira

First Congregational United

Church of Christ Church

First United Methodist Church

Gary & Janice Fitzpatrick

Patrick & Kari Flynn

Arelia Gamble

Shirley Giardina

Louis Gigliello

Joe & Carol Gouveia

Bruce Graf

Paula Graham

Caroline Hall

Thomas Hart

Donna Hastings

Haughey Funeral Home

John D. Helfinstine

Joanne Herman

Kenneth & Mary Jo Hogrefe

George Honadle

Ryan Hughes

Mehede Hassan

Robert & Marlene Jack

Louise Jeter

Johnson-Schmidt Architect, P.C.

Walter & Janet Jones

Donald & Marjorie Kloeber

Nancy Kobbe

Tom & Shirley Kowalik

Jean Krebs

Mark LaDouce

Vincent Leonard

Emily Lowery

Grace Lubold

Clark Maloney

Rich Marcellin

Pauline Miles

Don & Evelyn Miller

Susan Miller

Valerie Mis

Johannes Moll

Jenny Monroe

Tomoe Morgan

Loren & Theresa Morse

Kristina Mujica

James & Joyce Nelson

Brett & Ann Nordman

Thomas C. & Barbara F. O'Brien

Tom & Jill Palmer

Florence Parks

Norman Pelham

Carl Penziul

William Plummer

Karen Rebis

Andrew & Rachel Renken

Mae Riley

William Rosch

Steve & Marjorie Rose

Nicholas Rossington

Gerald Rumiano Estate

Dan & Marlene Salley

David Schissel & Martha Custer

Sandy Sheerer

Brett Shelton

Simmons Rockwell Auto Plaza

David & Mary Ann Smith

Gordon & Lorraine Smith

Sylvia Smith

Amanda Sterling

Kevin Storsberg

George & Jean Strothmann

Jack & Nancy Swan

David & Mary Tammaro

Pat & Sharon Tammaro

Gretta Tomb

Elizabeth Tran

Tony & Mary Tripeny

James Truxon

Gene Tunney

United Way of the Southern Tier

Srinivas Vemury

Ann Voorhees

Linda & Mike Watson

Robert & Mary Wich

Tom & Linda Wilcox

Harold Williamson

Mary Woollatt

GIFTS FROM

Through their employee Dollars for

Doers and Matching Gifts programs,

plus a Vibrant Community Grant!

GIFTS FROM

Ageless Integrative Medical Spa

Aniello's Pizzeria

Anonymous

Frank Anastasio

Mike & Kristi Astolfi

David Bacon & Joyce Kautz

Russell Bancroft

Ronald Beck

Billie Bennett

Susan Berry

Deborahann Berto

Bertrand Family

Bill & Susan Boland

Carmela Bertron

Lisa Campbell

Steve & Ann Capper

Jadie Case

Bob & Joy Catherwood

Fran & Linda Chambers

Kathleen Chester

Christ Episcopal Church

Fran & Sharon Colacino

GIFTS FROM

Melissa Colacino & John Sirianni

Community Bank

Community Foundation of Elmira-

Corning and the Finger

Lakes, Inc.

Maureen Connaughton

Ed & Gail Cordes

Corning Credit Union

Corning Dental Associates

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Corning Painted Post Sports Hall

of Fame

Corning Vicinity Faith

Communities

Patricia Crane

Allison Cronin

Mike Crosby

H. Michael Cunningham

Martin & Susan Curran

Ernest Danforth

Duane Davis

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