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Meals on Wheels holds awards luncheon
The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Jim O’Donnell. O’Donnell logged over 200 hours of delivering meals to seniors. Shown are Volunteer Coordinator for Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth Katie Leister and O’Donnell.
December 22, 2017
Volunteer drivers with 50 to 100 hours of service are shown in the back (l-r) Jim Ring, Colin Powers, Carolyn Grob
Margaret Iorii, Russ Day, Laura Green, Jan Cort, Mike Kelly and
Joe Caputo. In front are Bob Degen, Cathie Degen, Fran Baker, Joe Baker, Nancy Fifer, Diane Sheahin, Nancy Bellwood, June Thwing, Judy Rodgers, Ruth Cort, Carolyn Gildea, Buzz Gildea,
Edna Manelski and Greg Manelski.
Volunteers with 100 to 150 hours of volunteer service are in back (l-r) Scott Swingle, Mary Liipfert, John Liipfert, Larry Magerko, Bob Ackerman, Jean Taormina and
Jim Byrne. Middle row, Diane Kane, Cindy Zoeller, Bob Lucia, Herb Macia, Harvey Grider, Ginny Donnelly, Kathy Ackerman, Liz McCaffery, Art Elkin, Jim Emanuel, Jim Kelleher and Wendy Walker. In front, Marianne Lucia, Jack Smith, Maddi Macia, Carl LoRicco, Terry Oncay, Joanne Oncay, Rachel Berger, Bob Berger, Toni Kelleher and Dick Steward.
Volunteers with over 150 delivery hours are (l-r) Bill Ziegler, Kathy Phillips-Page and Jeff Rowe.
Volunteers were recognized for their years of service. With five years of service are (l-r) Jack Smith, Ginny Donnelly, Margaret Iorii, Mike Kelly, June Thwing; with 10 years of service is Larry Magerko, then with five years of service are Linda Schafer and
Charlie Schafer.
Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth held its Annual Delivery Volunteer Award Luncheon Dec. 8 at Baywood Greens clubhouse. Volunteers were recognized for their years and hours of service, along with the Volunteer of the Year Award.
For more than 44 years, Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth has played a critical role in helping local, homebound residents in eastern Sussex County maintain healthy, independent lives by providing hot meals and warm smiles each weekday to over 200 agency clients.
As a source of daily contact for these homebound neighbors, the nonprofit organization helps clients avoid institutional living, thereby aiding in containing healthcare costs.
