The Meals on Wheels Association of America has awarded Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels a $1,500 grant in recognition of the success of its 2010 March for Meals campaign. The grant was awarded at the 2010 MOWAA National Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Shown are Kristin Weiss – FBS director of development, Enid Borden – MOWAA president & CEO, Manuela Arroyos – FBS CEO.
Rosenberg’s Mayor Joe Gurecky served as this year’s March for Meals Honorary Chairman. Gurecky has been delivering meals to local Rosenberg seniors as part of the March for Meals campaign with Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels since 2006.
This year, 25 elected officials, community leaders and Fort Bend Seniors representatives from Fort Bend County and surrounding cities, including Rosenberg, Richmond, Village of Pleak, and Kendleton, signed up to serve our seniors. Gurecky, Margie Krenek of Village of Pleak, and Darryl Humphrey of Kendleton, as well as County Commissioners James Patterson (Pct. 4) and Richard Morrison (Pct. 1), County Clerk Dianne Wilson, County Treasurer Jeff Council, and Robert Quarles from the office of US Rep. Pete Olson, Dist 22, were among the esteemed meal delivery team for March 24. The March for Meals/Mayors for Meals volunteers delivered more than 55 meals on behalf of Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels.
“We raised awareness and are enjoying a renewed interest in our organization and its mission,” said Manuela Arroyos, CEO. “As always, we have received a positive response from our community, which makes all the work that goes into this public awareness campaign worth the effort,” Arroyos continued. “The success of Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels campaign, in addition to the $1,500 grant from MOWAA, will fuel momentum for an even more successful campaign next year.”
March For Meals is a national campaign, initiated and sponsored by Meals On Wheels Association of America, to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of the local community. Senior nutrition programs across the United States, like Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, promote March For Meals in their local communities through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives.
Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, in conjunction with the March for Meals campaign, has been awarded more than $6,500 in grants and recognized nationally by MOWAA for their commitment to raise awareness about “Senior Hunger. This year, Fort Bend Seniors challenged the community to help raise the bar, not only through participation through volunteering, but also through making a donation to the Fort Bend Seniors meal program. Donations for the March for Meals program totaled more than $500.
To donate to or volunteer for Fort Bend Seniors, contact Kristin Weiss, director of development at Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, at 281-633-7057 or kweiss@fortbendseniors.org or visit www.fortbendseniors.org.
