We're excited that Leadership Stark County (LSC) is partnering with us this month to help recruit businesses and organizations to deliver meals for Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties!
Five members of the current LSC class are spearheading our "Stark County Delivers" campaign during the month of May, helping us spread the word about our corporate Adopt-a-Route program.
Participating organizations select a route at one of our 20 sites and "adopt" that route for weekly deliveries. Employees sign up and deliver meals on a rotating basis, sharing the responsibilities.
Currently about a dozen organizations are involved, and we're hoping to double that number during the campaign.
It's especially important right now. Volunteers drive more than 60 routes every weekday, and currently there are a number of routes that do not have regular volunteer drivers during the week. The "Stark County Delivers" campaign is designed to address that need with both individual and corporate recruiting.
Most volunteers or volunteer teams serve once a
week. Meals are delivered beginning at 11 a.m. weekdays, and most routes take
between 60 and 90 minutes to complete.
For many of our clients, our volunteers are the
only people they see during the day. It means a lot to receive a friendly greeting each day, and it provides
peace of mind for them and their loved ones, knowing that someone is checking
in on them each day.
To help spread the word about the campaign and
recruit corporate volunteers, five members of the current class of Leadership
Stark County comprise the committee that is spearheading the “Stark County
Delivers” campaign. They are: Marcie Bragg, Goodwill Industries; Christina
Burr, Aultman Hospital; Darla Brown, Gatehouse Media; Jill Dorsey, Alliance
Community Hospital; and David Pilati, Plain Local Schools.
“We’re thrilled to be helping Meals On Wheels and
excited about reaching out to the business community,” said Dorsey. “Delivering
meals to the elderly and homebound is a perfect volunteer opportunity for a
business that is looking to make a difference in our community.”
Companies or individuals interested in volunteering with Meals On Wheels should contact Linda Spielman at 330-832-7220.
Tom Delamater, public relations administrator, and Dave Pilati, curriculum director for Plain Local Schools, will appear on the program to discuss Stark County Delivers, the volunteer recruitment program underway this month. Pilati is a member of the current class of Leadership Stark County, an initiative of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce that encourages community stewardship among area business and civic leaders.
