Thursday, November 22, 2012
Drivers and meal packers, with help from City of Farmington Hills staff, will make sure 37 home-bound seniors have a hot Thanksgiving meal.
At 9 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, the delightful aroma of roasting turkey wafts through the commercial kitchen at the Costick Center in Farmington Hills, as Renee Lewis pulls foil-wrapped packages out of the oven. Lewis, a staff member, is preparing a holiday dinner for 37 home-bound senior citizens who might not otherwise have a special meal – or even a visitor – for the holiday. And once she leaves the Costick Center kitchen, Lewis will go home and cook dinner for 20-25 of her own family and friends. The Meals on Wheels dinner includes turkey and gravy, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, green beans, cranberry relish, salad, a roll with margarine and pumpkin pie. "And then we always throw in a surprise," says Senior Adult Supervisor Marsha …
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
One in four Michigan children lives in poverty. In this season of being thankful and giving back, here are ways to help make others' holidays warmer.
The holiday season is a time of joy, and for the fortunate, of plenty. Sadly, hunger continues to be a problem, with one in four Michigan children living in poverty and nearly half qualifying for free or low-cost school lunches. To help, Patch.com has launched an online food drive, with all of its 30 Michigan sites participating. Patch is partnering with Gleaners Community Food Bank in this virtual food drive, and the goal is to raise $10,000 by Nov. 17 to help feed local families. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Why give? How You Can Help That being said, you can help—or get help—in any number of ways in the Farmington/Farmington…
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Anticipated state budget cuts to senior programs did not materialize.
With a budget scare now just a thing of the past, the City of Farmington Hills Meals on Wheels program is looking for volunteers. In late May, advocates at the Area Agency on Aging 1B who lobbied Gov. Rick Snyder and state lawmakers learned an anticipated $800,000 reduction in funding to the home-delivered meals program would not materialize. The news was welcome for the local program, which put out a call for volunteers this week. Senior Adult Supervisor Mary DiManno said about 125 volunteers are rotated throughout the week on routes that provide nutritious meals to home-bound seniors. She said the program has three or four vacancies. "It's constantly changing," she said, "but usually (drivers) take one day a week." Each driver makes …
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