Meal a Day Receives a Gift from LSH Quilt Guild
Shown Left to right: Linda Taylor, Karon Weatherman and Sherri Littrell The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild made a $ 1,550.00 donationto the Meal A Day Program. The Quilters wanted to help pay for the Seniors that can not pay for their Meal A Day lunches. Shown in photo left to right:Linda Taylor, Karon Weatherman and Sherri Littrell The Quilt Guild is a group of very caring and talented people. The monthly meetings of the Guild are...
Diabetes Programs Make An Impact
By Johanna Hicks Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, 1200-B West Houston St., P.O.Box 518, Sulphur springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443 – phone 903-439-4909 – Fax, [email protected] Every year starting in mid-November, our Extension staff begins the process of summarizing our program impacts. This is the first of more to come. Many of you know that diabetes education is my passion. Having...
Meal A Day Looking for In-Town Monday Driver
Meal A Day needs volunteer to deliver meals on Mondays for an in-town route. The Meal A Day program is in need of an individual to volunteer a couple of hours of time on Monday morning to deliver meals to elderly individuals in the community. “If you think that delivering meals would be just jumping in and out of a car on a hot or cold day, now is your chance to find out that it is not,” said Karon Weatherman, program...
Changes To Meal A Day Menu For Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Announced
Karon Weatherman, program and marketing director for the Senior Citizens Center, Monday announced a few changes have been made to the Meal A Day menu for this week. The menu for Oct. 28-Nov. 1 is now planned as follows: Tuesday — Chicken spaghetti, carrot and raisin salad, stewed squash and a roll Wednesday — Chili cheese dogs, cole slaw and chips Thursday — Chicken and dumplings, crackers and tossed salad Friday...
Meal a Day Inside the Seniors Center Is Supported by Volunteers, Donations
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is in the spotlight right now, as Early Voting has begun for a Bond Election which would allow for the construction of a new, larger Senior Citizens Center on property already owned by the City. The Meal-a Day operation is also a major part of the daily usage of the Seniors Center. Here is some information about the Meal-a-Day program. According to Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur...
Meal A Day In Jeopardy Of Closing 2 Days A Week Due Lack of Cooks; Route Driver Needed Starting Next Week
Meal A Day is in desperate need of Wednesday and Thursday cooks, and starting next week will need a Como-Pickton delivery route driver. Meal A Day is in jeopardy of having to shut down on Wednesdays and Thursdays due to lack of cooks to help prepare meals to be delivered to elderly shut-ins and serve to senior citizens at the Martin Luther King Drive activity center, according to program manager Karon Weatherman. “If you can...
Meal A Day Needs Driver For Friday Como-Pickton Route
The Meal A Day program is looking for a volunteer on Fridays to deliver meals to elderly shut-ins in the Como-Pickton area. “One of my drivers has had to quit for a while due to health reasons. If you can drive a route on Fridays please let me know. You can go with another driver to run the route. You will be blessed beyond words,” said Karon Weatherman, who as program and marketing director for the Senior Citizens Center...
Cumby ISD Switching Up Food Service Program To Give More Meal Options
Not only will Cumby Independent School District students still be able to enjoy a free breakfast and pre-kindergarten students free lunches too this year, but all Cumby ISD students will have more choices when they go through the line for lunch. Recognizing the importance of quality meals to students’ learning development, Cumby ISD administrators were given approval to enter into a partnership with FoodService Peeps to improve...
Terrific Tuesdays Will Raise Funds Through ‘A Walk to Remember’ on October 3
Persons in families which have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia and related disorders support the respite program in Sulphur Springs, Texas called “Terrific Tuesdays”. This weekly program provides 5 hours of respite for caregivers while providing five hours of fun, stimulation and social interaction for their ‘patients’ who are often family members. The primary way the non-profit program is...
Meal A Day Menu: July 22-26, 2019
Monday – Rope sausage and sauerkraut, black-eyed peas, cornbread and green tomato relish Tuesday – King Ranch chicken casserole, corn and Malibu vegetables Wednesday – Beef spaghetti, English peas, garlic sticks and tossed salad Thursday – Broccoli chicken divan on a bed of rice, pickled beets and a roll Friday – Cheeseburgers, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickle spears, baked beans and potato chips Meal A Day volunteers prepare and...
