Thanks to Our Garden Partners

Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties hosted a luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to thank the partnering organizations who made the garden project at the Stark County Jail a reality this past summer.

The garden, which was planted and cultivated by inmates at the jail, produced 60 pounds of tomatoes, 400 pounds of zucchini, 300 pounds of squash and 60 pounds of peppers, as well as a sampling of radishes. All of the produce was used in salads and other dishes that were incorporated into the agency's menu.

The group toured the agency's commissary before lunch was served in the conference room.

Attending were: Maureen Austin and Rudy Moyer of the Ohio State University Extension Office in Massillon; Nick Kennedy of the Stark County Farm Bureau; Mark Henderson, Mike McDonald, Darin Baad, Dennis Snyder and Laura Stewart-Johnson of the Stark County Sheriff's Office; Bill Lilley of the Akron Beacon Journal; and Teresa Barry, Nora Logsdon and Tom Delamater of Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties.

Volunteer Bulletin - Hot Off the Press!

Issue Number 2 of our volunteer bulletin has been printed and is in the process of being distributed to our volunteers at all nutrition sites in Stark and Wayne Counties. The bulletin contains quick hits of useful information. This issue also introduces a new incentive program to encourage current volunteers to recruit additional volunteers to help us. Click on the image to see a larger version.