Meals on Wheels Newsletter

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Inside this issue:

Program Services 2

Donors 3

Volunteers 4

Announcements 5

Home Delivery/

Congregate Dining

6

Upcoming Events

and Ways to Give

7

Summer 2016

Malnutrition is a

hidden epidemic in the

United States that is

under-recognized and

under-treated. It

occurs when the body

doesn’t get the right

balance of nutrients

and calories that it

needs to stay healthy. The Alliance for Aging Research

If you know someone

that is experiencing

malnutrition, please

call the Meals on

Wheels office.

You may find the

answers to the quiz at

the bottom of page 4.

Page 2 Program Services

Social Work Department

As I meet with clients during home assessments, I am constantly reminded how important

Meals on Wheels is to our home delivered clients and to those who care about them. Often, the

meal is secondary to the daily visit from the volunteer, the phone calls checking on them when

they are absent from the home and regular staff communication with them. Meals on Wheels has always

been “more than just a meal” to many people. Despite the numbers that we serve, we come to know our

clients personally over the months and years that we serve them. It is a pleasure and a privilege to meet,

interview and listen to our clients on a daily basis as well as to provide a service that helps to keep them in

their homes. Marilyn Rivera, Social Worker

Page 3

Thank you to our donors this quarter (March, April, May):

Donors

Page 4 Volunteers

New Volunteers for March, April and May

Lesley Brancaccio

Stephanie Buchanan

Compassionate Care Community Services

Jon and Mary Fetterhoof

Lynda Flowers

Ronda Kirk

Bob Newton

Sharp Honda

Joe Silsby

Thornton Place

WE NEED YOU! The routes listed below

are open for permanent OR substitute meal

delivery drivers. Each route takes about one

hour to deliver. All routes (except for East

Topeka) pick up between 10:45 and 11:00 a.m.

East Topeka routes pick up at 11:30 a.m. The

delivery bags are picked up at different

locations according to the delivery area you

choose to accommodate your schedule. You

can choose what day and route to volunteer for

in order to fit your schedule. You can make a

difference with as little as one hour a month!

Oakland (OK2)- 1st & 3rd Thursday

Papan’s (P2) – N. Topeka – 3rd & 5th Friday

YMCA (Y9) - 4th & 5th Friday

Central (CT8) – 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday

Central (CT8) – 1st Friday

East Topeka (ET2) – 1st, 3rd & Friday

East Topeka (ET3) – 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday

East Topeka (ET4) – Every Thursday thru Oct.

If you could help in any way it would be

much appreciated. Please contact our office at

(785) 295-3980 if you are interested in helping!

Thank you!

National Volunteer Month Activities:

Awards Presented at Annual Volunteer Recognition

The Shawnee County Volunteer Recognition Luncheon took place

on April 15 at the Big-Gage Park Shelter House. Nearly 150 vol-

unteers who deliver individually or as part of a corporate effort

joined us for lunch and the presentation of awards. Thank you to

Atria Hearthstone Senior Living who sponsored this year’s meal.

Peter Stern was presented with the Karl & Irene Reuter Award for

exceptional volunteer service. Peter Stern has had the privilege of

delivering meals as a Meals on Wheels volunteer in central Topeka

for almost 22 years.

U.S. Bank was presented the Corporate Citizen Award. For over

24 years, their employees have been delivering Meals on Wheels.

U.S. Bank has been committed to making the communities they

serve a better place and they encourage employee volunteerism by

providing regular opportunities for involvement and paid time off

for employees to volunteer. They call this time "Volunteer Day.”

U.S. Bank’s partnership with Meals on Wheels is a long-standing

commitment that they hope will continue.

From left, Peter Stern accepts the award

from Heidi Pickerell, Meals on Wheels

Heidi Pickerell of Meals on Wheels,

presents the award to U.S. Bank. 1. A; 2. All of the above; 3. B; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. D.;

8. Sarcopenia; 9. All of the above

Page 6 Announcements!

Meals on Wheels is pleased to announce that during the first quarter of giving for

2016 (1/1 to 3/31), the Dillons Community Rewards Program was able to donate

$267.06 from 26 households to Meals on Wheels! Thank you to the residents of

Shawnee and Jefferson counties and Dillons for helping make this possible!

It is easy to sign up or re-enroll at no cost to you nor will it take away any of your

fuel points! Just follow the easy steps and get started!

1. Visit https://www.dillons.com/communityrewards to register your Dillons Plus card.

2. Enter Meals on Wheels of Shawnee and Jefferson Counties, Inc. or code 15422 to select our organization.

Meals on Wheels would like to thank Payless Shoe Source for choosing Meals on

Wheels as the organization for the Race To Give 5K event that was held on Saturday,

April 30. The funds raised will be used to provide meals and a safety check to the most

vulnerable seniors in our community. Thank you to all who participated, donated and

volunteered for this event to help support others less fortunate.

The 2016 Topeka Gives event was held on June 7 and proved to be very

successful again this year. The event raised $496,288 for 157 non-profit

organizations in Topeka. Meals on Wheels was very fortunate to receive

$9,825 from many generous Meals on Wheels supporters! Thank you very

much for your financial support. Without your assistance, Meals on Wheels

would not be able to provide this valuable community service. Thanks again

to the Meals on Wheels donors and the Topeka Community Foundation!

We appreciate you!

Thank you to the many Community Champions from Shawnee and Jefferson

counties who participated in the 2016 “March for Meals” campaign. The

following individuals took time out of their busy schedule to deliver meals to our

clients during a day in March. Representative Lynn Jenkins, Attorney General

Derek Schmidt, Governor Sam Brownback, Shawnee County Commissioner

Shelly Buhler, Councilwoman Sandra Clear, Dr. Julie Ford – Topeka Public

Schools Superintendent, Senator Laura Kelly, Marty Stessman – Shawnee Heights

Superintendent, Steve Lily – McLouth Superintendent, Loren Feldkamp – Valley

Falls Superintendent, Dennis Yoder – Perry Superintendent, and Mayor Ken

Wichman of Rossville. Meals on Wheels was also awarded a grant in the amount

$1,750 from Meals on Wheels America for our participation in the March for

Meals activities.

On Saturday, April 23, the Seaman High School Interact Club hosted the 3rd

Annual SHS “Drive Out Hunger” Car Show. The community support and

participation was again overwhelming and the event continues to grow every

year. The Interact Club was able to donate $1,200 to Meals on Wheels.

THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered, donated, participated, and

helped make this event a success!

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Home-Delivery Program

Home Delivery/Congregate Dining

“Thank you for all you do!

You really have enhanced

my life.”

A Meals on Wheels client

Congregate Dining Program

Topeka

East Topeka Senior Center

LULAC Multipurpose Senior Center

Papan’s Landing Senior Center

Highland Park United Methodist Church

First Apartments

Santa Fe Apartments

Tyler Towers

Shawnee County

Rossville Senior Center

Silver Lake Senior Complex

Auburn Civic Center Complex

Jefferson County

JCM Hospital — Winchester

St. Aloysius Catholic Church — Meriden

Shawnee and Jefferson County Dining Centers

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Yes! I want to help Meals on Wheels provide seniors with a nutritious meal so that they may

remain independent in their homes for as long as possible!

My one-time gift:

______$1,400 can help provide meals to 200 seniors

______$700 can help provide meals to 100 seniors

______$350 can help provide meals to 50 seniors

______$175 can help provide meals to 25 seniors

______$70 can help provide meals to 10 seniors

Check enclosed

Pay by Credit Card

Visa MC Discover AmEx

CC#: _______________________________CCV: _____

Signature: ______________________________________

Please charge my card monthly for a

reoccurring gift.

Name on Card: ______________________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ______________________________ Phone: ______________ Cell: ___________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Upcoming Events and Way to Give

Save the Date for “Sumptuous Evening Gala”

This semi-formal event will include wine, spirits, sumptuous bites, a live

auction and entertainment. The event will be held on Friday, October 21, at

6:30 p.m. at our new location — Sunflower Ballroom at Maner Conference

Center. The live auction will follow at 8 p.m. Meals on Wheels needs your

help to continue to provide nutritionally balanced meals to the elderly and

homebound individuals in Shawnee and Jefferson counties. Please let us

know if you would like to be a part of our “big” night by becoming a sponsor.

For more information, please call our office at (785) 295-3989.

Our social worker related a story about a client, a

man whose health professional recommended Meals

on Wheels to help relieve stress the family is

experiencing in providing his care on a daily basis

and health concerns of their own. The client’s wife

says she has the time to prepare breakfast and dinner,

but lunch is a particular challenge time-wise. The

gentleman is a diabetic and is bed-bound with a

serious wound that requires treatments and

medications. His daughter is a home dialysis patient

who has had two failed kidney transplants. The

client’s wife provides his daily care, as well as

assists the daughter with her home dialysis almost

daily. They also have adopted two grandchildren,

ages 4 and 8, so you can imagine how busy the wife

is. Meals on Wheels provides a lunch that helps keep

his blood sugars within range and the nutritious food

helps the healing process for his wound. This lunch

for her husband offers the man’s wife peace of mind

and is a blessing in so many ways.

It’s a humbling experience to be allowed to

participate in helping clients age successfully at

home. If you know of someone who could benefit

from the program, please don’t hesitate to call MOW

at (785) 295-3980.

WHY IS IT WE DO WHAT WE DO?