Winter 2015 - Corning Meals on Wheels

Food For Thought
December 2015
As I write to you today, it is the morning before
Thanksgiving and Corning Meals on Wheels volunteers are
here diligently working away in the kitchen. The volunteers
New Volunteers
are donating their time and talent preparing a traditional
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Thanksgiving dinner for the homebound and frail seniors
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we serve. The chef and volunteers are pouring their hearts
into today’s menu of roast turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet
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potatoes, green bean casserole, carrot-raisin salad, and
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freshly baked cranberry-orange bread.
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The volunteer driver-visitor teams will be arriving shortly. They, too, are donating their
time and resources (fuel, vehicle wear & tear) to ensure our elderly neighbors have a warm
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meal on this cold day before Thanksgiving. While the majority of our 14 delivery routes
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are in or close to town, many of the driver-visitor teams venture out to the far reaches of
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our service area. One team will be driving down unpaved roads in Lindley, another in
Beaver Dams, another in Coopers Plains, another in Caton, and another in Hornby. They
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will go on those routes knowing that, along with delivering much needed nutrition, they
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may be the only person the homebound older adult sees and speaks with today.
We will be delivering today’s meals to 113 homebound and frail seniors. We couldn’t
provide for them today or throughout the year without the committed and dedicated effort
of the ~150 volunteers currently active on the Meals on Wheels team. When we consider
local pay rates for equivalent work, our volunteers donate just shy of $133,000 in labor
each year. As generous and robust as that effort is, we are in need of additional help. If
you are interested in helping in the kitchen or with deliveries, please call to learn more
about the opportunities we have available.
It takes resources beyond the volunteer effort to prepare and deliver the 52,000 plus
meals we will serve this year. It takes funding to pay for the equipment, ingredients,
packaging, insurance, rent, staff… We do receive a small subsidy from government
sources; however, that public funding comprises
only 15% of the funds needed to operate Corning
MoW. We depend mainly on donations from those
receiving the meals or their loved ones, and on the
generosity of the community through individual
donations, fundraisers, civic and church groups,
and giving through local grant programs.
As we consider our blessings this Thanksgiving,
I know over 100 homebound and frail older adults
in the greater Corning-Painted Post area who are
giving thanks to the volunteers and supporters of
Corning Meals on Wheels for providing meals, and
so much more. You can help us continue to help
them by making a donation today.
Warmest Regards,
David
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Lewis, a WWII veteran who at 93 is
legally blind, continues to live in his home
thanks to Corning Meals on Wheels
volunteers and generous donors like you.
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CMoW HOLIDAY
CLOSINGS
December 25th
January 1st
Thank you to everyone
who brought us fresh
fruits & vegetables! Our
seniors enjoyed the
wonderful apples,
cucumbers, pears, plums,
and zucchini. Your
donations helped us save
on food costs while
serving fresh locally grown
nutritious food.
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So Much to be Thankful for!
New Volunteers!
Kitchen Volunteers: Maxwell Bourcier, Becky Pesansky
Meal Delivery: Laurie Baker, Kim Cates, Chalice Colino, Art & Laura Corrie, Tammy Huff, Shari Hugic,
Norm & Linda Passmore, Matt & Rachel Sherman, Susan Rothenberger, James Tauzel, Bruce Taylor
Adopt a Route: A big thank you to the Piper Insurance Agency for adopting a route
each Friday! Thanks also to the Market St. branch of Community Bank N.A. and to
Brookdale Painted Post for volunteering to deliver a route once a month. If you are
interested in your business adopting a route please give us a call! Bring some fresh energy
to your work week while putting a smile on the faces of some grateful seniors in our area.
Pictured at right are Jennifer Gardiner and Christy Kager of the Piper Insurance Agency.
Christ Church Grant for Operations!
We are very grateful to Christ Episcopal Church’s Mission Committee for granting us $2,500 to
help fund operations! Special thanks also to CMoW volunteer and Christ
Church member, Barbara Cook, for sponsoring our grant application. This
very generous grant will buy groceries and packaging for 1,445 nutritious
freshly made meals for the homebound and frail seniors in our area.
Blizzard Bag Collection Our generous neighbors at Christ Church also collected items for
our blizzard bags. Hopefully this winter won’t be as cold and snowy as last winter, but thanks
in part to Christ Church, we’ll be ready for whatever winter weather comes our way.
Proper Tools, Proper Nutrition
We are participating in a sodium reduction program sponsored by
the CDC and administered locally by the Steuben County Public
Health dietitian, Wilma Stewart. In an effort to better help our chef and
volunteers prepare fresh, non-processed foods, a Sodium Reduction in
Communities Grant provided a new commercial grade food processor,
cutting boards and knives.
Pictured left, dietitian Wilma Stewart is presenting CMoW Chef Brian
Rook with the new tools. Right, using the Robot Coupe food processor for
the first time is Monday kitchen volunteer Sylvia Brown.
Muffin Tins! Thank you to Gary McCaslin for
fulfilling our wish from last winter’s newsletter!
The commercial grade muffin tins are perfect for
portioning the dietitian-approved individual serving
sizes of our cakes and brownie desserts.
Adding Some Cheer
– Above left, volunteer Jean Wosinski is packing lunches in bags decorated by students
in the BOCES ACCESS program. Above right, volunteer Tina Richards is packing lunches in bags decorated by
All Saints Academy Girl Scout Troop 41362. Many thanks to all involved!
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We bid farewell to these faithful volunteers...
GEORGE M. HUNT REV. THEODORE R. RICHARDS
REV. CHARLES F. HESS, III
Oct. 21, 1923-Feb. 9, 2015
Oct. 8th, 1935-Oct. 24, 2014
Aug.19, 1939-Sept. 11, 2015
Your Legacy
You can help improve the
lives of the homebound and
frail long after your lifetime.
Leaving a 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, bequeth, 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.
JOYCE GADEMAN VINCENT ALAN D. WAKEMAN JUDY ANN KINTER WARDELL
Corning Meals on Wheels
Oct. 23, 1926-Jun. 15, 2015
Jan. 17, 1939-Oct. 28, 2015
Nov. 2, 1945-Nov. 16, 2015
recommends consulting with
your attorney before making
RICHARD N. WARDELL
a charitable bequest.
Aug. 30, 1930-Feb. 22, 2015
We at Corning Meals on Wheels, along with Meals on Wheels of Chemung County, are
partnering with Simmons Rockwell Subaru this holiday season to help our homebound & frail
senior neighbors in need. During this year’s Share the Love event, for every new Subaru sold
or leased between Nov 19th and Jan 2nd, Subaru of America will donate $250 to the
customer's choice of four national level charities, including the Meals on Wheels America. As
Subaru Share the Love event partners, our local Meals on Wheels programs are eligible to
compete for Share the Love grants from Meals on Wheels America! Last year, thanks to the
support of community members like you, our Share the Love stocking stuffer effort helped us
earn the top prize nationwide for Meals on Wheels programs with budgets of under one million
dollars. Last year’s Share the Love grant funded over 1,800 meals or two meals per day for
five homebound older adults for an entire year. We couldn’t have earned last year’s top prize
without the support of our community. Let’s win this again in 2015 for your senior neighbors
in need! Visit our Facebook page (www.facebook/CMoWs ), website (www.cmowheels.com)
or give us a call (962-7985) to learn how you can help us Share the Love.
STAFF
Executive Director
David W. Smith
Kitchen Supervisor
Brian Rook
Assistant to the Director
Lisa Carl
Administrative Assistant
Amanda Taylor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Rt. Rev. Ian Adkins ASC D.D.
1st Vice President
John Brown
2nd Vice President
Ronald J. Klokus
Treasurer
Katherine Funk
Secretary
Melissa Colacino
Peggy Coleman
Michele Corby
Rich Graham
Mary Beth Grimaldi-Maxa
Jennifer Salley Ruland
Lisa Smith
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TRIBUTE GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
July 1, 2015 - November 30, 2015
FROM
Ron & Carolyn Adams
Ron Allison
Pauline Ambrosone
Carolyn Anderson
Jean & Jim Bange
Carole Beck
IN MEMORY OF
Antonia Owdienko
Geri Allison
Robert Burns, Jr.
Jean Peck
John W. Fuller
Margaret L. Blackman
Janet A Young
Vera Begell
Alan Wakeman
Doris Bempkin
Louis Preston
Steve & Carm Bertron
John Baldini
Bill & Sue Boland
Joyce Vincent
Alice M. Brown
Joyce Vincent
Bob & Sylvia Brown
Ted Richards
Bill & Beckie Burger
Aunt Eloise Miller
Callahan & Hooey
Janet Madigan
Eloise Childs
Jimmie Joe & Lisa Carl
Joyce Vincent
Linda Cain
Eloise Miller
Cleaborn & Adelaide Card
Joyce Carpenter
Tom & Audrey Carr
Joyce Vincent
Charlie & Lois Chase
Mary Fero
Peggy Coleman
Joyce Vincent
Lyle & Sandra Cook
Sylvia K. Huber
George Hunt
Thomas Dates
CMoW Tuesday Kitchen Crew
Ted Richards
Russell & Judy Cranston
Janet Madigan
Bob & Sue Davis
Joyce Vincent
Aurella Dean
Edward J. Dean
Mark Delluomo
Joyce Vincent
Anne Dewey
Dorothy Jean Humphrey
Liberato DiValentino
Eloise Fox Miller
Katy Dreifuss
Jack Faris
Nancy Doutt
Joyce Vincent
Mrs. Doris Ferreira
Genevieve Gronski
Michael & Susan German
Eloise Miller
Mike Gilmartin
Joyce Vincent
Norma Guest
Joyce Vincent
Jon & Nancy Guilbeau
Eloise Miller
Gil & Joyce Hallenbeck-Mitchell Joyce Vincent
Gil & Joyce Hallenbeck-Mitchell,
Gary & Heather Hallenbeck,
Philip & Kim Hallenbeck
John Hostrander
James & Dora Hankey
Robert E. Burns, Jr.
Ed & Joanne Herman
Joyce Vincent
Betty Hess
Charlie Hess
Brad & Janet Hinman
Mr. Earl Pinckney
Jim & Karen Hogue
Douglas Eugene Ray
Evelyn L. Thurston
Joyce Vincent
FROM
Gertrude Horigan
Beth Monahan
Andy & Barbara Jackson
Elizabeth Jones
Lizz Jones
Andrew & Patricia Kacyon
Pat & Mary Keeler
Nancy Agan & Forest Knowles
Dr. & Mrs. Milton Lapp
Dennis & Karen Mann
Belle McDonald
Steve & Lauren McDonald
Bob & Steph McEnroe
Tom & Laura McGrath
Mike & Nancy McLaughlin
Stephen McUmber
Harvey & Maureen Miller
Maryann Mineo
David B. Mirsky
Don & Brenda Mottern
Northwestern Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Gordie & Ann Muck
Judith O'Connell
Fran & Mary Helen Olmstead
Bob & Ann Paris, Amy Paris,
Verna Shelford, Mildred Miles,
Marion Paris, Nancy Burdick,
Eldred Impson, Amanda Bolt
Richard Peck
Marilyn L. Preston
The Quimbly Family
Don & Jane Ray
Ann Ricci
Beverly Robenolt
Kenneth & Lorna Roberts
Dolores Sagami
Lindsey Sagami
Sara Sagami
Kenneth & Georgine Salisbury
Vincent & Eleanor Semetilli
Byron & Barb Shaw
David W. & Mary Ann Smith
Sherri Smith
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IN MEMORY OF
Evelyn L. Thurston
Roy Monahan
Mary Fero
Gene Ray
Joyce Vincent
Jean Peck
Evelyn L. Thurston
Joyce Vincent
Marie Hamlin
Eloise "Ellie" Miller
Dix McDonald
Ric McDonald
Joyce Vincent
Joyce Vincent
Judy Wardell
Joyce Vincent
Betty Goodrich
Elsie M. McUmber
Marion Smith
Dorothy Allen
Holly Jones
Donald Cotter
Eloise Fox Miller
Judith Wardell
Joyce Vincent
Jean Peck
Joyce Vincent
Antonia Owdienko
Evelyn L. Thurston
Jean Peck
Jean Peck
Louis C. Preston
Loretta Preston
Joyce Vincent
Joyce Vincent
Joyce Vincent
Jean Peck
Jean Peck
Jean Peck
Jean Peck
Jean Peck
Anna Scouten
Judy Wardell
Holly Jones
Ted Richards
Joyce Vincent
Jean Peck
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TRIBUTE GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
July 1, 2015 - November 30, 2015
FROM
Stan & Marge Solsky
IN MEMORY OF
Eloise Miller
Dick & Judy Wardell
William & Sheila Spak, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William Spak
Robert & Anna Starcher, Sr.
Jean Peck
Karl F. Stephens
Joyce Vincent
Family of Rodney & Grace Stone Jean Peck
James Sutterfield
Robert Bodfish
Chris & Deb Townsend
Marcia Robie
Anna Scouten
Mary Fero
Yolanda Wheeler
Burt & Mary Turner
Judy Wardell
Mary Ann Van Amburg
Bertha Gay
Billie Vandersterre
Wilhelmina L. Davidson
Almont & Paula Venette
Joyce Vincent
Village Square Association
Bertha Gay
Eloise "Ellie" Miller
John & Velva Vine
Jerry Vine
Martha Ward
Dick Wardell
Charles Warunek
Eloise Miller
Fritz & Linda Wasser
Joyce Vincent
Annette & Michael Wechtaluk
Dorothy Jane Van Etten
Brent & Sue Wedding
Ann Kozlowski
EJ & Nancy Whitcomb
Joyce Vincent
Rodge & Jan Williams
Naomi White
Craig & Peg Wilson
Forrest Behm
Beverly Woodhouse & family
Eloise Miller
Pete & Joan Woodhouse
Eloise Miller
Lloyd & Barbara Young
Janet Madigan
Mike & Carolyn Zaschak
Joyce Vincent
FROM
Steve & Carm Bertron
Lisa Carl
David Cook
Nancy Doutt
Katy & Rich Dreifuss
First Congregational UCC
Kathryn Gerwig
Jim & Karen Hogue
Jean Horigan
Belle McDonald
Anne Price
Steuben County Conference &
Visitors Bureau
Mary & Simon St. Laurent
Chris & Deb Townsend
Martha Ward
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IN HONOR OF
Sylvia Baldini
Caroline Hall
Repealing the Safe Act
The ducks
Essie K. Faris
Margo Brown
Doug & Carol Allan
David W. Smith's birthday
All MoW volunteers
Mindy McDonald
Barbara Cook
Peggy Coleman
Friday kitchen crew,
chef Brian Rook
Our 40th wedding anniversary
Judy Wardell
GIFTS FROM
Glen & Patricia Abig
Anthony & Jill Agosta
Hilda & Jim Allington
Frank & Esther Alteri
Frank Anastasio &
Sally Kostera
Sabine Araya
David Bacon
Sylvia Baldini
Russell Bancroft
George & Sonja Beall
Debbie Bennett
Ron & Linda Beyer
Rajaram Bhat
Sue Blazejewski
Tom & Barbara Blumer
Flora Bonzo
Bouille Electric, Inc.
Roy Bourcier
Dave & Joan Boxall
John & Susan Brown
John & Marcia Browning
Jean & Bruce Campbell
Christ Episcopal Church
Missions Committee
Richard & Annette Clarke
Dan & Sarah Collins
Barbara Cook
Dr. Henry & Marlene Cook
Dr. & Mrs. Ed Cordes
Corning Museum of Glass
Raymond Curry
Ernie Danforth
Vera Dauman
Marilyn Depuy
Betty Dillon
Francine Dimmick
Robert Doherty
Mike & Linda Donovan
Kenneth & Robin Drury
Gerald Eaton
First Congregational UCC
First Heritage Federal
Credit Union
John & Frances Fox
Betsy Gannon Estate
Larry & Arlene Gerwig
Sylvia Ginnan
Nancy Golomb
Rich & Audrey Graham
Jeanne Grant
David & Ann Grossman
Tom Hanson
Joanne & Ed Herman
Janet & Walter Jones
Kevin & Angela Julien
Josephine Kish
Marcia Klokus
Tom & Shirley Kowalik
Jean Krebs
Michael & Kathleen Lucey
Michael Manzari
Market St. Trust Company
John & Sharon Neidrich
Betty Park
Gary & Patricia Pease
Bruce & Lynn Peffley
William Plummer
Jeff & Andrea Rubin
Dan & Marlene Salley
John & Chris Sharkey
Matt & Rachel Sherman
John Sirianni
Steve & Nancy Staggs
David Tammaro
The Leader - Gatehouse
Gives Thanksgiving
Goods Drive
United Steelworkers
- Local 100
Bill & Joyce Vincent
Mary Wakeman
Joyce Walter
Judy Wardell
Graham & Dee Wightman
Willowcreek Couples
Golf League
Windhover Foundation
Fran Woodring
Kogo & Michiko Yamaguchi
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We want your old inkjet & toner printer
cartridges and cell phones!
Bring your used printer cartridges, tablets, and cell phones
(ANY condition) into our office or the UPS store and help
us to raise money to feed the hungry and recycle at the same
time!!
Students at Tuscarora Elementary in Addison made
two-sided placemats for our seniors. One side is
Thanksgiving themed and the other side is
Christmas themed.
Thank you to Treu Office Supply and The UPS Store for
collecting and bringing us ink and toner cartridges!
Eye Glass, Hearing Aids,
and Battery Collection
The Lions Club is a generous donor to our program.
The glasses are collected and sent to developing
countries where they are needed the most. The hearing
aids are refurbished and recycled locally and are
available to those individuals in need. Please bring in
any unused glasses or hearing aids to us, and we will
pass them along to the Lions Club.
The Corning Lions Club donated Thanksgiving
gift bags of fruit for our seniors. Volunteers
delivered the gift bags along with the daily
meals on Nov 24th.
Pictured L-R, Diane White, Pat Murphy, Donna
Peck, Gail Cordes, John Geis, and Walt Murphy
We’re coming up on our 50th anniversary!
Judy Quattrone, a faithful
delivery volunteer (and
singer of the Lucky Ducks
band) recently retired from
Meals on Wheels to go on
to new adventures.
Fifty years ago, Penny Rochester and friends at
Christ Episcopal Church recognized a major
need in our community. To meet that need, they
formed Corning Meals on Wheels as a program
of the Corning Vicinity Council of Churches.
On March 7, 1966, six shut-ins of the Corning
area received deliveries of a hot lunch and cold
supper. Everything from cooking to paperwork
was done in the kitchen at Christ Church.
In 1979, Corning Meals on Wheels formed its
own non-profit corporation. The initial directors
of the Corporation were Elizabeth M. (Penny) Rochester, Delphine Pierri, Edith Treinin,
Mary Heermans, Richard Wheeler, Phyllis Bruielly, Maureen Heatley, Marjorie Lobdell,
Mabel Schmarder, Catherine Hoxie, and Louise Maloney.
While much has changed, thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and financial
supports, we continue to serve the community in the tradition of our founders.
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Our Wish List:
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A four drawer metal filing cabinet for the office.
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A new soup pot kettle warmer with a hinged lid to serve
the soup for our volunteers.
22nd Anniversary Charity
Wine Tasting Event.
Thanks to Bottles & Corks and
to everyone who stopped in to
support by trying and buying
some great wines. The event
raised $519, enough to provide
125 hot and nutritious meals for
your senior neighbors in need!
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Corning Meals on Wheels, Inc
144 Cedar St
Corning, NY 14830
(607)962-7985
www.cmow heels.com
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Corning Meals on Wheels Inc. is:
A United Way Agency and an affiliate of the NYS Office for Aging,
Administration on Aging and the Steuben County Office For Aging.
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