Wheels in Motion

www.seniorliferesources.org

Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels (509) 735-1911

1824 Fowler St, Richland WA 99352 July 2017

A United Way Participating Agency

Welcome New Volunteers! Thank You for Your Service!

Café: Sharon Stewart Kennewick: Alex Vachakene, Danielle Prescott, Doug Wadsworth, Ivonne Mendoza, Matt Squires, Mayreni Castillo Magana, Melisa Nelson-Hanna, Sindy Conzatti, Tammy Thompson, Trish Zavaleta Richland: Blaine Hood Central Kitchen: Gary Hunt, Melanie Blatman

July Closures Tuesday, July 4th—Independence Day Friday, July 28th—Richland dining center closed; home delivered meals will be delivered.

Marcee’s Corner

It’s July and we typically think of

celebrations in July. As I write this

newsletter today, we are about to

have our annual Volunteer Recog-

nition Dinner. Our volunteers and

all their hard work are truly worth

celebrating.

We have volunteers who do many things. Here are some

examples of what they do:

Work in dining center kitchens; they help set up and

clean up. They serve food and wash dishes. Our

sites just couldn’t operate without them.

Deliver meals on 40 different routes. It’s been said,

“without their wheels, there’d be no meals.” That

statement is spot-on.

Provide reception and registration at our dining

centers. Friendly faces greet and register lunch

guests as they arrive.

Work in the office, where they file, organize, fold,

staple, cut, enter computer data, make phone calls,

make name tags, and so much more.

Volunteer at special event throughout the year for

things such as volunteer recognition events, Fun

Run, Farmers Market, Food Bank deliveries, nursing

student visits, maintenance of our building and

grounds, garden boxes, and even a couple of Eagle

Scout projects, just to name a few.

Drive as transporters who deliver bulk prepared

foods to Pasco and Parkside.

When we add up all this service, we come up with over

350 people giving more than 25,000 hours and driving

92,000 miles last year.

In this newsletter, you will see some pictures from the

Volunteer Recognition dinner. Take a look and find a

volunteer to thank, and help me “Celebrate” all they do

for Meals on Wheels, making our community a better

place to live.

Marcee Woffinden

Nutrition Services Director

2017 Senior Farmer’S

Market update

The Senior Farmers Market

program is almost full. You may still

submit an application. The vouchers

will be mailed the first week of July. We have a

waiting list in case more funding becomes availa-

ble. Please call 735-1911 for information.

Meals on Wheels, a program of Senior Life Resources Northwest, is funded by Aging and Long Term Care of Southeastern Washington, United Way,

Prosser UGN, Kennewick CDBG and your donations. This community meals program does not discriminate in providing services on the grounds of

race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.

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Volunteer Appreciation HoeDown Event!

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Thank you to our community for

the generous contributions!

Door Prizes:

T.J. Bush, Bush Carwash

Tri-City Dust Devils Baseball

Shannon Rhodes

Melanie Blatman

Linda & Steven Sealock

Bill Mallonee

Sandi Whistler

Kris Nordquist

Great Harvest Bread

Girl Scouts of America

Fieldstone Communities

Thank you for your help:

City of Pasco

Kennewick Walmart employees

MOW cooks

MOW staff & family volunteers

Sara from Sunshine Photography

Thank you for your contributions to the

Meals on Wheels program! A big thank you to the donors who’ve supported our

Meals on Wheels program.

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Corporate Giving

Costco

Fluor Federal Services

Amazon Smile Foundation

General Giving

Loretta Almberg

George and Patricia Morse

Thrivent Financial

Kathi Walker

Kennewick Kiwanis

Kadlec Foundation

Holiday Campaign

James and Donna Clawson

Georgette George

Lorna Hayden

Steve and Mary Isley

Ron J. Mertens

Ralph Nielsen

Enid Phillips

Ron Stephens

In Honor or Memory

Doris Ayres

Richard and Elaine Bode

Raymond and JoAnn Davidson

Sharon K Davidson

Kathy Estrada

Heather R Hansen

Lee and Donna Lee Hickson

Katrina and Kurt Lenkersdorfer

Carol and Michael Robinson

Marilu and Darrel Smith

In Kind

Amoret L. Bunn

Rich and Sevim Burklin

Food Services of America

Alan Franklin

Randy and Katie Jansons

Job's Nursery

Joan H. Kessner

Richland Mobile Home Residents

Master Gardeners

Cecile and Emmett Richards

Zac Woffinden

Robert and Donna Yasek

Pack 163 Cub Scouts

Girl Scouts and Verna Edgerton

Monthly Partners

Center Vision & Contact Lens Clinic

Holiday Retirement Community #5139

Cody L Allen

Becky Austin

Christine and Charles Batayola

Debra Beaver

George and Dorothy Block

Howard and Rebecca Broadbent

Georgia and John Bruce

Stephen Buck

John and Yvonne Burke

Bruce Burklin

E. Lee Bush

Nick Castorina

Carol and Ellis Charvet

Nancy L. Clark

Sharon and Neil Cornia

Marie Dearing

Steve and Jennifer Erlenbush

Madge Fraley

Brad and Jeannie Friehauf

Michael and Timathie Garrett

Anne and Mark Gerken

Sharon Groff

Fouad and Aida Habiby

Heather R Hansen

Sharon Hickman

HPM Corporation

Ned and Mary Anne Hutchins

Ralph Jones

Donna and Ken Kary

Thomas J. Kelley

Laura Ann Krahn

Kathleen and Ronald Lynch

Vickie and Gary Marquardt

Karen C. Neumayer

Karen Nguyen

Paula L. Ochoa

Daniel and Crystal Palmer

Paul and Linda Parish

Donald and Caroline Perry

Angela Pickard

Cecile and Emmett Richards

Michael Roberts

John and Julie Selland

Susan and Dennis Sherrell

Chris Sonnichsen

Mary and Roger Terry

Tumbleweeds/Keith Moon

Ron and Linda Utter

Marge and Gerald Van Zuyen

Deborah Fisher Vienna

Eugene and Barbara Wallace

Francis W. Wentz

Lloyd and Betty West

Harold and Judy Whitworth

Special Event

Dan and Karen Blasdel

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Becky Ford

Guardian Angel Homes

Steve and Kim Hussey

Robert Jacobs

Lori Mattson

Pacific Northwest Mustang Club

Richland Industrial, Inc.

Judith Sall

Tom and Della Seim

McCurley Subaru

Lisa Williams

Spring Campaign

Irmgard Abodishish

Carol and Wayne Adamek

Nancy Aldrich

Judith Amacker

Gloria Anderson

Neil Anderson

Gladys Backus

E. Scott and Cheryl Baker

June Baker

Elaine Ballou

Richard and Doris Barchet

Dr. James C Barnard

Dr. Turrell and Michele Beck

James and Deborah Bertsch

Kris O Boness

William and Peggy Bordner

David E. Boschker

Beverly J Bovingdon

Richard and Phyllis Brandt

David H. Brown

Donna and Kenneth Burgard

Joyce and Thomas Burke

Gayle and Daryl Burnett

Robert and Janice Cantley

Ellen Caraway

Wanda Carroll

Barbara J. Cheney

Susan Childers

Janice Clawson

Mark and Anna Clifford

W. June Cole

John and Sharon Cooper

Richard Cornish

William L. Cowley

Daniel and Joan Crager

Thomas and Mary Crosier

Edwin and Pat Dalpiaz

Robert De Russeau

Karen Dunbar

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Roger & Barbara Duprel

Garry Edwards

Olga Edwards

Gail O. Eilmes

Jill Elliott

Dean and Donna Engel

Shirley Espe

Marilyn Fehrenbacher

Trudy Felder

Michael Feyes

Doreen Finch

Virginia A Flower

Marlys and Melvin Foster

Mary C. Gajewski

Sarah Garth

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gustafson

Norma and Leonard Gustafson

Felipe and Liza Guzman

Jeanne Haist

Maureen K. Hamilton

Francine F. Handy

Sandra L. Hansen

Cheryl Hanson

Carol Hathaway

Marjorie G. Hays

Roxanne and Earl Heister

Maria E. Henrickson

Kathleen M. Higley

Karen M Hill

Stephen and Velda Holloway

Dan Honeycutt and Kris Sher-

rill Honeycutt

Len and Janis Hutchens

Dixie Hutson

International Brotherhood of

Boilermakers-Local 242

Beverly Johnson-Torelli

Karmen and Charles Johnstone

Anthony and Jessica Jones

Charles Jones

Marvin and Betty Jones

Mildred Kellogg

Sandra Kilthau

Jennifer Lee Kinkead

Jean and Robert Krug

Hannah and William Kuhn

Jim and Lori Lachut

Anna Lahiri

Lisa D Lamb

Joy A. Ledgerwood

Henry and Alta Leigland

Patricia Lichy

Melvin and Virginia Lilly

Linda and James Fragola

Irene Llewellyn

Tim and Ginger Lynch

Sherrye Lysiak

Donna and William Magruder

Timothy W. Mahoney PS

Melissa Maney

Julie and Rick Mares

Kim J. Marsh

Nancy Lee Martin

Roger and Christy Mathews

Gary and Patricia McCollum

Freda A. McCorkle

Sharon McLees

Jeannine C. McShane

Gretta Merwin

Matt and Catherine Moeller

Tae-Im Moon and Randolph Ni

Alice and Mark Muxen

Tadao and April Nishioka

Aileen Ogata-Mendoza

Bennett H. Orren

Mary-Jane Otten

Victoria Price

Elbert Proctor

Phil and Mary Raekes

Janet and James Reinhardt

Karen and Jacob Reynolds

Jean and Mark Rieb

Robert and Nancy Rosselli

Richard and Nancy Sargent

John Schumacher

Paul and Marjorie Seipt

Anne and James Serles

Stacey and William Shelton

Cheryl and James Shurts

Robert and Lillian Slovic

Cathryn J Smith

Gloria Space

Struthers Farms, Inc

Constance Swanson

John and Rosalie Swanson

Cindy Taylor

Lawrence and Mary Ellen Thien

John Paul Thomas

Donna Thompson

Carolyn and Francis Thorpe

Erin and Roger Tillenburg

Jerry and Betty Toon

Elisabeth Van Swam

Coleen R. Varvel

Ginger and James Vetrano

Sirinun Waggener

Geri and Ron Walters

Marie Wegner

Agnes A. Weins

Kristine Welch

Cecelia and Samuel Wellenbrock

Janice and Denny Wellington

Heidi and Beric Wells

Peter and Debra Wells

Donald Wick

Caroline Willford

Cathleen S. Williams

William and Sandra Wilson

Colleen Winters

Lisa and Nick Woehle

Janice and Vernon Woodall

Allison Wright

Juanita Yencopal

Work Place Giving

Anonymous

Laurie Campbell

Micaela Keller

Jane Kirkendall

Donor List Continued

TIPS to Get Moving . . . from Fitness over Fifty

KNEE FLEXION — Strengthens muscles in back of thigh. Add ankle weights when you are ready. 1. Stand straight holding onto a

table or chair for balance. 2. Slowly bend knee as far as

possible. Don’t move your upper leg at all; bend your knee only.

3. Hold position for 1 second. 4. Slowly lower foot all the way back

down. Pause. 5. Repeat with other leg. 6. Alternate legs until you have

done 8 to 15 repetitions with each leg.

7. Rest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.

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Squash It! Cyndi Balk, Registered Dietitian

Farmers Markets are already starting to pop up for

the summer, and I can’t wait for you to get your fill of

farm fresh produce! Summer squash is something you

will find at all most all farmers markets, and it’s cheap

and packed with nutrients! Get your fill of squash for

the following reasons:

Vitamin C

Squash provides a moderate level of Vitamin C.

Our bodies use Vitamin C for immune support,

and it helps in the formation of collagen.

Beta Carotene

Squash provides high levels of beta carotene. Beta

carotene is an antioxidant and helps protect

our bodies from free radicals. Add diced sum-

mer squash to soups, salads, and casseroles.

Low Calorie and Low Carb

Unlike some winter squash, summer squash is low

in calories and carbohydrates. 1 cup of yellow

summer squash contains 20 calories and only 4

carbs. Summer squash is great for those who

are diabetic and watching carbs.

Cyndi

Meals on Wheels strives to provide practical information to help you make healthy lifestyle choices. If you have any questions

about your diet, please feel free to call our dietitian, Cyndi Balk,

at (509)735-1911 or email cbalk@seniorliferesources.org.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove the stem ends and slice the squash cross-wise in 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Toss with the olive oil. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Arrange the squash rounds in a 9x12-inch rectangular baking dish, or 10-inch pie plate. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an-other five minutes until the top is bubbling and crispy.

Serves 6 2 pounds summer squash (zucchini, pattypan squash, yellow crookneck squash) 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/3 cup bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon flaked salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Many thanks to Gesa Credit Union staff who volunteered for our agency June 9th as part of the 1st Annual George & Pat Jones Community Service Day. So much was accomplished, and all for the benefit of local seniors! Garden boxes were provid-ed through a grant and in conjunction with The Master Gardeners and United Way.

Friday, June 9th Community Service Day