Local students make holiday cards and decorate cookies
We distributed small holiday gift bags to seniors that included grant-funded jam from UP Foods, as well as homemade holiday cards and decorated sugar cookies from local students.
New face on the Dollar Bay delivery route
Allison is one of a handful of new faces at Meals on Wheels and is excited to begin work. She will be working full time as the delivery driver for Dollar Bay, so make sure to say hello if she drops off your food!
Leadership development among Copper Country high schoolers
Program Director Kathleen Harter recently gave a presentation to high school students as a part of a leadership development program called SLACK. She talked about the steps she took to become the program director and leadership through service, like feeding seniors.
Hats for Hope back in 2024
Seniors recently completed a survey for Hats for Hope, an initiative that brings handmade hats, blankets, scarves and mittens to people in need. If there is anyone who didn’t fill out the form wants to, they must do so by January 31. Call (906) 483-1155 to receive the survey.
Semiannual in-home assessments are coming up again for many of our seniors. We do this to get to know each person we serve on an individual level and to understand what unique needs each person has. We will be in touch with seniors between February and April.
The annual survey for senior feedback is coming back in a few weeks. Menus are created with senior input thoughtfully considered. We can’t always meet the tastes of everyone, but we appreciate the time that people take to fill out the survey. Delivery drivers will distribute the survey with regular meal distribution.
The distributor we purchase milk from is currently unable to distribute 2% milk. In the meantime, we will be serving 1% milk. We will serve 2% milk as soon as we can get an order in.
Thank you to everyone who donated a holiday treat for our fundraiser, we truly couldn’t have done it without you: Copper Scoop, Menagerie Homestead, Miner’s Cafe, Holiday Stationstores, Keweenaw Co+op, Toni’s Country Kitchen, Tadych's MarketPlace Foods, Suomi Cafe, Jen’s Kitchen and Amy J’s Pasty and Bake shop.
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