Ensuring No Senior Goes Hungry- Old Colony Elder Services Raises Over $6K to Keep Meals on Wheels Program Rolling
Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) raised over $6,000 for the Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meal site programs from their "Cooking for a Cause" family-friendly event held last week at the Middleboro Council on Aging.
- (1888PressRelease) July 23, 2010 - Several hundred people attended and enjoyed delicious food from participating restaurants and an outdoor concert with the summertime sounds of the opening band for Jimmy Buffet, the very popular BaHa Brothers.
With a growing number of elders needing meal assistance and less money to support the Nutrition Program due to budget cuts, the non-profit agency acted quickly to launch their first annual "Cooking for a Cause" fundraiser for the Nutrition Program, which runs the Meals on Wheels and congregate meal sites.
OCES wishes to thank all the restaurants that provided all the delicious food for the event: Burrito Wraps of Brockton, RooBar in Plymouth, Veronica's Treats of Middleboro, Mike's House of Pizza in Hanson, Lindley Food Service of Connecticut (the caterer for Meals on Wheels), Stop & Shop, Hideaway Restaurant in Middleboro and the Middleboro Council on Aging. The agency also thanks all who donated the fantastic raffle prizes, which greatly contributed to the fundraising effort.
"We are very fortunate to have the support of our sponsors, all these wonderful restaurants and the vendors that generously contributed prizes for our raffles," noted Diana DiGiorgi, Executive Director of OCES.
The event was sponsored by: Home Instead of Bridgewater; Senior Whole Health in Cambridge;
Bayada Nurses of Plymouth; Robbins Furniture of Rockland; Geoge Washington Toma of Brockton; Liberty Printing Company of Brockton; Hackewell-Boone Insurance Agency of South Easton; Everett's Auto Parts of Brockton; A&A Metro Transportation Bill's Taxi Service, Inc. of Avon; Avida Design of Brockton; BC Tent Awning Co. of Avon; Bridgewater Savings of Raynham; Fitzgerald Appraisals of North Easton; Evercare of Waltham; Diman Laundry of New Bedford; Geriatric Home Health Care Inc. of Avon; Good Samaritan Medical Center of Brockton; Anodyne Homemaker Services Corp of Quincy and the Metro-South Chamber of Commerce of Brockton.
"It is imperative that we have an initiative in place to raise the additional funding so no senior goes hungry. It costs approximately $35 to provide one senior with a week's worth of meals. The Cooking for a Cause event was a great success and we intend to make it one of our annual fundraisers," explained DiGiorgi.
About OCES
Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elder Services is one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES offers a number of programs to serve seniors, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers such as Family Caregiver; Adult Family Care; Supportive Housing; Nutrition; Money Management; Protective Services; Home Care and more.
OCES offers these programs in the towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman.
The organization's mission is to provide services that support the dignity and independence of elders by helping them maximize their quality of life; live safely and in good health; and, prevent unnecessary or premature institutionalization.
In 2009, OCES was honored with the Metro-South Chamber of Commerce's "Economic Impact Award". The agency has 140 employees. For more information call (508) 584-1561 or visit the website at oldcolonyelderservices.org.
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