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Volunteers: Larry & Mary Lee Willis, Meals on Wheels volunteers from Windsor, stand in front of one of the organization’s delivery vehicles.
Meals on Wheels gets $5,000 grant
Published Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Pruden Foundation has presented Suffolk Meals on Wheels a $5,000 grant to continue the mission of delivering meals to seniors and the disabled in the Suffolk and the Isle of Wight region.
According to Roseland Lowe Worrell, interim executive director, the grant will help the organization continue it work in the area.
“Providing meals in this area is a large task,” she stated. “Our mission is vital, our goals are significant, and the need in these two areas is enormous. As a meal provider, we do more than just nourish the body. Our meals help to maintain health and aid recovery, while providing a method of keeping contact between those homebound and the outside world.
The program helps participants maintain independence by enabling them to stay in their homes instead of in healthcare facilities.
Last year, Suffolk Meals on Wheels served more than 33,000 meals in the region. Recipients get two meals daily at a total cost of $5. If financial assistance is needed, Senior Services is there to help.
The organization receives no financial assistance from the county, city, state or federal government, and it is not a United Way agency. Recipient fees, private donations and grants provide all of the funds to support the organization.
Suffolk Meals on Wheels is located in Sentara Obici Hospital and has about 200 volunteers in Suffolk and Isle of Wight County who serve as drivers and administrative support. The volunteers include private citizens, business associates, church organizations and civic organizations, and they range in age from youth to seniors.
Suffolk Meals on Wheels is a member of Meals on Wheels Association of America, which is based in Alexandria, Virginia. It is American’s oldest and largest organization representing those organizations that provide meal services to those in need.
For more information, call 934-4911 or visit www.mealsonwheels.us/suffolkva.
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Posted by OD (anonymous) on November 8, 2009 at 8:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
A great service well deserving of this grant...
Posted by batman (anonymous) on November 8, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Mr. Pruden, Jr. grew up in Suffolk, Va. and attended Elon College. He owned Pruden Meat Packing Company and was an active member of his community. He was also a member of the Board of Obici Memorial Hospital, the Pruden Foundation, the Suffolk Lions Club, the Suffolk Golf Association and the American Legion Post 57. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and served on its Vestry. Mr. Pruden passed away on April 4, 2005.
Mrs. Pruden is a native of Rutherfordton, N.C. and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in English. She was a teacher in the Suffolk School System for 23 years and is a former member of the Official Board of Main Street United Methodist Church. Mrs. Pruden resides in Suffolk where she is a member of the Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Riverview Garden Club. She is a former board member of the Suffolk Art League. Mrs. Pruden is on the Honorary Board of Directors of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts.
Dedicated philanthropists, Peter and Phyllis Pruden have been generous supporters of the arts and medical community in the Tidewater Area. The have also made major gifts to colleges, universities, and medical research institutions in Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Pruden’s father, Peter D. Pruden, Sr., was an early supporter of Virginia Wesleyan, and Pruden Hall on the campus is named in his honor.
Posted by KBristow (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 3:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree! Meals on Wheels needs to continue for a long time. So many people depend on it. As a former employee I know first hand how much we are needed. Please please if you can find it in your heart to volunteer please do! We need ot keep our volunteer pool young and able!
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