2091 Radcliff Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204

Phone 513/661-2777 – Fax 513/389-3092

www.wesleycs.org

PRESS RELEASE

May 15, 2014

Contact: Stephen Smookler

Chief Operations Officer

661-2777, cell 910-1714

Email: ssmookler@wesleycs.org

Kiwanis Club of Cheviot-Westwood Honored For Community Service

At its Board of Trustees meeting, Wesley Community Services recognized the Kiwanis

Club of Cheviot-Westwood for its support of services keeping seniors at home. Over the last 15

years, financial support, volunteers and efforts to involve high school Kiwanis Key Club

members in feeding Cincinnati’s seniors has been a commitment of the Club.

Although the Kiwanis Club of Cheviot-Westwood is most noted for its annual Harvest Home

Fair and its support of children and youth programs, Wesley Community Services has been the

recipient of funding to support its efforts to feed homebound seniors through its Meals on

Wheels initiative. In addition, in 2013 the Kiwanis Club has initiated volunteer service

opportunities for its 150-member club at Wesley Community Services. Two days a month,

Kiwanis members pack fruit, juice and desserts for Meals on Wheels clients. In 2014, the

Western Hills High School Key Club members, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, began

volunteering at Wesley. The students come monthly and work in the Meals on Wheels program.

Tom Kaylor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Wesley Community Services, presented

a printed Resolution of the Board of Trustees, honoring the Kiwanis Club of Cheviot-Westwood.

“Wesley is pleased to recognize the contributions of our local Kiwanis Club to Wesley’s efforts

to fight hunger among Cincinnati seniors” Kaylor said. Mike Kahsar, President of the Kiwanis

Club accepted the Resolution for the Kiwanis Club. "Cheviot Westwood Kiwanis and the

Western Hills High School Key Club are honored to receive this recognition by Wesley

Community Services. We deeply appreciate the opportunity Wesley Community Services has

given us to serve our community by helping the Meals on Wheels Program.”

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About Wesley Community Services:

Wesley Community Services (Wesley) fosters and supports seniors seeking to remain in the comfort of

their home for as long as possible through the provision of essential home-based services including Meals

on Wheels, Specialized Transportation and Home/Personal Care. Wesley also has a Pet Portions program

(free pet food for clients’ pets) and PetKare program (vouchers for veterinary services for clients’ pets).

Wesley provided services to approximately 3,000 seniors and individuals with disabilities in 2013, is

funded by the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, and the Northern Kentucky Area Agency on

Aging and Independent Living, Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties, Kentucky, and is a United Way

partner agency. Wesley Community Services and Wesley Services Organization are accredited charities

with the Better Business Bureau of Greater Cincinnati. For more information about Wesley Community

Services or Wesley Services Organization call 513/661-2777, or visit www.wesleycs.org.

Thomas A. Kaylor, Chairperson, Wesley Community Services Board of

Trustees; Mike Kahsar, President, Cheviot-Westwood Kiwanis Club; and

Stephen Smookler, Chief Operations Officer, Wesley Community

Services.