Wheels In Motion Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels

1824 Fowler St, Richland WA 99352 (509) 735-1911 www.seniorliferesources.org

It’s not about us. It’s about the people we serve.

October 2019

A United Way Participating Agency

Thank you to our OktoberFeast

Sponsors!

Ray Poland & Sons

Advisor Benefits

Budget Print Center

Cherry Creek Media

City of Pasco

Copiers Northwest

Douglas Fruit

Food Services of America

Ice Harbor Brewing Company

MT Headed

Rx Pharmacy

Cost: $25 includes 5K Fun Run/Walk, Commemorative Beer/Root Beer Stein, and

German sausage lunch.

OktoberFeast Shirts available for $10 Lunch Deal for non-participants: $10 Beer Deal for non-participants: $5

Steins available for $3

All OktoberFeast events begin and end at our Meals on Wheels Campus,

1824 Fowler St in south Richland Snacks will be served along the course.

Don’t Want to Run or Walk? Join us for lunch and a beer or root beer,

starting at 11 am.

All proceeds benefit

Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels to help feed local seniors.

Saturday, October 5 Fun Run/Walk starts at 10:30

Lunch and beer served 11 am to 2 pm

Live music & radio broadcast provided by

Mike McDonnal and Cherry Creek Media.

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Meals on Wheels, a program of Senior Life Resources NW, is funded by Aging and Long Term Care of Southeastern Washington, United Way, Prosser UGN, Kennewick CDBG and your donations. This community meals program does not discriminate in providing services on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual

orientation, political ideology, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.

Thank You to ALL our Volunteers!

Upcoming Closures

Monday October 14th: All meals sites are closed for the All Staff Training

Welcome & Thank You to Our New Volunteers!

Café: Greg Schreck,

LeAnn Watrous, Sandra Ferland

Central Kitchen: Kim Vorheis, Taylor Snyder

Our Volunteer Coordinator, Penni, is out of the office for a few weeks, so it’s

a great time to say an extra special thank you to our amazing Volunteers!

We absolutely could NOT operate our Meals on Wheels program

without the incredible dedication and hard work of our excellent

Volunteers! Check out these facts about our dedicated and

kind Meals on Wheels Volunteers:

1. 499 Volunteers have donated time already in 2019! In all

of 2018, a total of 480 volunteers donated time, which we

thought was a huge number, but we’re already miles

ahead of that total.

2. In addition to donating their time, many of our Volunteers

are also generous financial supporters of our program.

3. Many of our Volunteers tell us that they feel they receive more

benefit from volunteering than our participants do from the work of

our Volunteers.

4. A number of our Volunteers also volunteer with other agencies and are very active in their communities.

5. Final Fact: Meals on Wheels Volunteers are the best on the planet!

Former United States Secretary of Defense,

General James Mattis, will be the Keynote Speaker

at our Fundraising Breakfast on March 10, 2020!

A Richland native, General Mattis enlisted in the

Marine Corps in 1969 and served in the Corps until

his retirement in 2013.

We are thrilled and grateful to have General

Mattis address our Meals on Wheels supporters!

Thank You and Thank You!

Thank you to Washington Association of State

Nutrition Providers and Meals on Wheels

America! Both organizations provided generous

scholarships that allowed our Program Support

Coordinator, Sarah McDonald, to attend the

National Meals on Wheels Annual Conference in

Dallas. The conference offers wonderful

educational and networking opportunities to help

our agency best serve our seniors.

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Meals on Wheels strives to provide practical information to help you make healthy lifestyle choices. If you have any questions about your diet, please contact our Registered

Dietitian, Jill Berg, at (509)735-1911 or email jberg@seniorliferesources.org.

Frozen Meals

If you’re a home delivery or

dining center client who

receives frozen meals to eat

on weekends, please let your

Volunteer Driver or Site

Manager know if you already

have a freezer full of meals, or

if you know friends or family will be taking care of

your weekend meal needs. We’re happy to put

your frozen meal deliveries on hold until you’ve

had a chance to use up what you already have on

hand. We’ll be glad to resume the frozen meal

deliveries as soon as you’re ready for more. Due

to food safety concerns we are not able to take

back meals that have already been delivered.

Our goal is to continue to serve every senior who

needs service without ever putting anyone on a

waiting list. Working together as good stewards

of our funding helps us continue this valuable

service for all seniors. Thank you!

Did you ever wonder how the meals at Meals on Wheels are planned? The Older Americans Act, which provides some of our funding, sets standards which all Senior Nutrition Programs must follow in order to receive funding. Here is a brief guideline describing the foods our program must provide:

• Variety of vegetables, • Variety of fruits, including whole fruits, • At least 50% of grains that are whole grains, • Low-fat dairy products, • Variety of lean meats, • Limited saturated fats, sodium, and added

sugars. In addition to the above guidelines, when using nutrient analysis (as we do), our meals must meet one-third of the current Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for key macro- and micronutrients in each meal. The requirement is to achieve the 1/3 RDI for adults ages 51 and older. Using nutrient analysis, the nutrients can be averaged over a one-week period. One nutrient I’d like to focus on is fiber. Perhaps you’ve noticed that the carbohydrate count is posted on the menu with each day’s meal. We occasionally hear comments that the carbohydrate counts seem high to you. One reason for the higher carb count is our requirement to reach 1/3 RDI for fiber in each meal. One third of the RDI for fiber is 9.3 grams per meal. Fiber is one of the components that contributes to the total carbohydrates listed on the menu. You will see more whole grain breads, high fiber fruits & vegetables, and increased use of legumes, all of which contribute to increasing fiber in our meals. The benefits of a high fiber diet include normalizing bowel movements, promoting bowel health, lowering cholesterol, helping to control blood sugars, and aiding in achieving heathy weight. If you are choosing to eat a lower carbohydrate diet, you may opt to eat a smaller amount of the starchy vegetables, whole grain breads, or desserts that are provided in our meals. We will continue to offer a menu designed to provide 1/3 RDI for key macro- and micro-nutrients to provide our seniors with well-balanced, nutritious, and tasty meals.

Menu Planning at Meals on Wheels

Gesa Double the Dollars

Our Gesa Double the Dollars Challenge is wrapping up on September 30. We can’t wait to announce our final results in our November newsletter!

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In-Kind Donations—Thank You!

Becky Austin Christine and Charles Batayola Ronald Beardemphl Debra Beaver Bethel Church Gini Blacksmith George and Dorothy Block Howard & Rebecca Broadbent Linda Brockman Georgia and John Bruce Stephen Buck John and Yvonne Burke Bruce Burklin E. Lee Bush Bruce Carpenter Nick Castorina Center Vision & Contact Lens Clinic Carol and Ellis Charvet Nancy L. Clark

Donna Clawson Michael and Mary Clayton Sharon and Neil Cornia Lori A. Ehlis Steve and Jennifer Erlenbush Michael and Timathie Garrett Georgette George Anne and Mark Gerken Sharon Groff Annette Grover Norma and Leonard Gustafson Fouad and Aida Habiby Elizabeth Hall Michelle and David Hare Barbara Hegstrom Sharon Hickman Judy C Hillis David and Madelon Hittle Leslie Holeman Mary Anne Hutchins

Cynthia Jam Joan Kessner Donor Advised Fund Donna and Ken Kary Thomas J. Kelley Linda Lodder William Mahon Carol Mayfield Elizabeth McLaughlin Carol Ann Miller Cindy Miller Patricia Monteith Karen C. Neumayer Karen Nguyen Paula L. Ochoa Daniel and Crystal Palmer Paul and Linda Parish Angela Pickard Andrew Porter Kenneth Brian Ray

Cecile and Emmett Richards Michael Roberts Judith Sall John and Julie Selland Tim Sharp Susan and Dennis Sherrell Chris Sonnichsen Beryl Splattstoesser Valoree Strickland Mary and Roger Terry Ron and Linda Utter Duane and Donna VanBeek Deborah Fisher Vienna Eugene and Barbara Wallace Jenna Weber Francis W. Wentz Lloyd and Betty West John R White Harold and Judy Whitworth

Thank you to our monthly partners who provide a consistent source of income to support our seniors!

Jo Becker The Benevity Community Im-pact Fund Katy Childers Carl and Judy Connell M. Doris Conner Vicki and Michael Contini Jill Elliott Carol A. Fellows Chris Fitchett

Clarice F. Glenn Janice M Hampton Donna and Ken Kary Steve Kessie Vickie and Gary Marquardt Arline McNichols MDU Resources Group, Inc. Anthony Minor Blake T Morgan Andrew Porter

Linda R Rinehart Richard and Melvina Romanelli R. P. Saget George Saito Michael Saran Robin A Schildknecht Teri and Loren Sharp Kay Shearer Jack and Sue Shugart

Tri-Cities Anonymous MC Kristeen Troyer United Way of Central Virginia Ronda and Jerry Violette Victorine P. Willingham Pam and Scott Woodward Susan Young

General Giving—Thank you for remembering our seniors!

Costco US Bank Foundation- EE Matching Gift Program

In Memory/Honor—Thank You!

Jeff and Janelle Freepons James Hake Louis R. LaDouceur Marlene and Patrick O'Halloran Thomas D Shanker

Lynn E. Tegeler The Truss Company

Rich and Sevim Burklin Tri-Cities Sunrise Rotary

Breakfast Fundraiser—Thank You!

Thank you for your contributions to the Meals on Wheels program!

A big thank you to the donors who’ve supported Meals on Wheels this quarter!

Corporate Donors—Thank You!

We will be announcing the donors for the Double the Dollars Challenge and OktoberFeast in our

January Newsletter. Thank you to all who have participated so far!

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Thank you to all our OktoberFeast Sponsors!