MOW Featured at Kent Stark Student Leadership Seminar

Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties was featured at a Student Leadership Academy seminar sponsored by Kent State Stark in North Canton, Ohio, on Feb. 9.

About 50 students from Kent Stark and from Stark State College attended the session, which featured speakers from three area agencies who talked about volunteer opportunities with their organizations. All students participating in the Academy are required to perform volunteer work during the spring semester.

Tom Delamater, public relations administrator for Meals On Wheels (at right in photo), commented to the group briefly about servant leadership. Tom was adviser to student leadership clubs at a university in Texas for several years, and complimented the Kent Stark students on their involvement with the Academy program. He then presented information about the agency and our volunteer opportunities.

Also pictured in the photo (from left) are Cherie Barth, Stark State student activities coordinator; Kristi Yerian, Kent Stark student activities coordinator, and Eric Smer of the Stark County Hunger Task Force. The Task Force and the United Way also presented information about volunteer opportunities with their organizations.

NewsChannel5's Report On Meals On Wheels and Our Faithful Volunteers

Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties was in the news again on Thursday. Bob Seeley of NewsChannel5, the ABC television affiliate in Cleveland, filed this report for their Feb. 3 newscasts:

The Cleveland television stations provided exceptional coverage of this week's winter storm and its paralyzing effect on Stark County. We're grateful that Meals On Wheels was included in their reports on how our community dealt with the crisis.

Rubbermaid Donates Extra Coolers, Kitchen Utensils for Our Commissary

Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties received a donation of kitchen items on Feb. 3 from the Newell Rubbermaid facility in Mogadore, Ohio.

Nora Logsdon, dietitian and program manager, had been referred to Lisa Lucci of Newell Rubbermaid, who was able to arrange a donation of five full-sized coolers and a box of rubber spatulas for use in our commissary in Massillon.

Sonny Sonnhalter, our commissary manager, picked up the items at the Newell Rubbermaid plant on Feb. 3. He is pictured here with Lisa as he prepared to load the donation onto one of our agency trucks. Our thanks to Newell Rubbermaid for their support of Meals On Wheels!

NewsChannel5 Visits for Story on How We're Helping Clients Cope With the Winter Storms

Bob Seeley, long-time videographer for NewsChannel5 in Cleveland, visited Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties this morning to tape segments for a report on how we're helping our clients cope with the effects of the winter storm that hit Northeast Ohio this week.

Seeley shot footage of meal preparation in our commissary, and also interviewed CEO Teresa Barry and long-time volunteer Margaret Fowler.

He also accompanied Margaret as she delivered meals to clients in the Massillon area.

The report is scheduled to be on tonight's evening newscasts.

NewsChannel5, with the call letters WEWS-TV, is the oldest in the Cleveland market, having signed on in December 1947. Seeley has been with the station for 45 years, having joined them in 1966.

19 Action News in Cleveland Includes MOWSW in Report on Weathering The Storm

Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties will be featured in a story about how the Stark County community is dealing with the effects of the winter storm, airing this evening on 19 Action News in Cleveland.

Reporter Bill Safos visited the area to include coverage of a shelter being provided for residents without heat, at the Canton Civic Center, along with coverage about how Meals On Wheels forged ahead with deliveries despite the ominous conditions.

Safos visited our site at Mayfield Manor, a senior residential complex in Canton. He interviewed Tom Delamater, our public relations administrator, before heading out on a delivery route with Jennie and Emmanuel Nbobi, two of our volunteers.

He interviewed two of our clients as well, and did a stand-up for insertion in his report in a residential area of Massillon.

19 Action News is the newscast aired on WOIO-TV, Channel 19, the CBS affiliate for the Cleveland market. Bill's report is scheduled to air during tonight's 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.

CEO Teresa Barry to Appear This Morning on WHBC's "Akron-Canton Connection"

Teresa Barry, CEO of Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties, will be a guest on the "Akron-Canton Connection" radio program this morning, Feb. 2, on WHBC, 1480-AM in Canton.

Terri will be interviewed beginning at 9:45 a.m.

"Akron-Canton Connection" debuted on WHBC in September and focuses on organizations and individuals who "pay it forward" by assisting the community. Hosts Rick Mirenzi and Berry Carter feature positive stories designed to help and encourage listeners and those in need.

Past programs are available for listening on the "Akron-Canton Connection" section of the WHBC website.

Meal Deliveries CANCELLED for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011

Due to the icy conditions on area roads and highways, Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties made the decision to cancel deliveries for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011.

There will be no meal deliveries to any of our clients in the two-county area. All of our sites are closed.

Our volunteers not only deliver meals to our clients, but they're able to check in on them daily to make sure everything is fine. If you have a family member who receives our meals, we recommend that you check in on them to make sure they're doing OK. This is especially true if any power outages occur because of the freezing conditions.