Meals On Wheels of Rowan, Inc. April 2020

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1914

Salisbury, NC 28145

Physical Address:

1307 South Salisbury Ave

Spencer, NC 28159

Phone: 704-633-0352 www.mowrowan.org

info@mowrowan.org

Full-Time Office Staff

Executive Director

Cindy Fink

Administrative Assistant

Rose Meeks Jones

Part-Time Program Staff

Program Director

Sandy Combs

Meal Coordinator

Suzanne Weber

Care Coordinators

Kristine Blackwell

Paige Overcash

Site Coordinators

Tom Strobl, Liz Shifflette

Linda Kanipe

New Meal Delivery Day: Every Monday, volunteers will deliver five frozen meal trays and the accompanying fruit, grain, and milk items in one box per participant. If participants regularly receive a newspaper, volunteers will also deliver a copy of the Sunday edition of the Salisbury Post. We will maintain this schedule for the next six weeks or until further notice.

Comfort Calls: Meals on Wheels volunteers will be calling you Tuesday - Friday To make sure that you are well, safe, and happy. We are asking volunteers to call at about the same time they would typically be deliver-ing your meal. Please answer your phone between 10:30 and 12:30, even if you see a number that you don’t recognize.

We call these contacts with you, “Comfort Calls.” We hope you are more comfortable because you know we care about you. We will be more comfortable knowing that you are ok. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Have you learned some new terms in the past few weeks? Had you ever heard the term “physical distancing” before? New terms and new ways of delivering meals are causing some anxiety for participants and volunteers. We all react differently to stressful situations. It is essential to keep things in perspec-tive, get the facts and ignore the rumors.

Important Terms To Know

Stay At Home Order - This is a stricter form of physical distanc-ing and means that you should stay at home except for access-ing essential services. A stay at home order is enforceable by lay enforcement. At this time, authorities are encouraging vol-untary cooperation when a Stay At Home Order is issued.

Physical Distancing is a way to keep people from interacting closely or frequently enough to spread Covid-19.

Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who may have been exposed to Covid-19 to see if they become sick. Individuals will stay quarantined long enough to ensure that they have not contracted Covid-19.

Isolation prevents the spread of Covid-19 by separating people who are sick from those who are not. Individuals will remain isolated as long as they are contagious.

Meal Deliveries on Mondays ONLY!!

Our Office will be

CLOSED

Friday, April 10th

In Observance of

Good Friday

4th Barbara Hardister

7th Narve Safrit

10th Walter Corriher

Mildred Johnson

11th Gloria Martin

13th Lureadian Vinson

14th Rebecca Fennewald

17th Shirley Broom

18th Billy Brooks

19th Delia Adkins

20th Kaye Hunter

22nd Betty Brotherton

25th Girtha Flemming

26th Mary Rex

28th Susie Sheets

Alda Smith

MEAL RECIPIENT

BIRTHDAYS!

Volunteers

Every 10 Years, the United States counts everyone who lives in the country, from newborn babies to the oldest among us. It is important for everyone to complete the 2020 Census so that our communities can be accurately funded and represented. • Your 2020 Census questionnaire will come to you

in the mail. • Responding is important. The 2020 Census will influence community funding and

congressional representation for the next 10 years. This includes money for things like infrastructure, health care, and food assistance.

• Responding is easy. You can respond to the census online, by phone, or by mail.

Choose the option most comfortable for you. Large-print guides to the questionnaire are available upon request. During the early summer months, Census takers will visit households that have not yet responded and can assist you if you need help com-pleting your form.

• Responding is safe. Your personal information is safe, secure and protected by federal

law.. Your answers can only be used to produce statistics. They cannot be used against you by any government agency or court in any way..

Keep Meals on Wheels Rowan in mind when planning

your annual and legacy giving.

The Census Counts Every Generation.

Y Service Club Delivers! The Free Over the Counter Medicine Giveaway sponsored by MedAssist, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. If you sent in a request form to us, we will keep it on file until the giveaway can be rescheduled. If you missed the deadline to turn in your form, you may still mail it to us at: Meals on Wheels Rowan PO Box 1914 Salisbury, NC 28145 If you need a form, please call us at 704-633-0352.

Free OTC Medicine Giveaway Postponed!

The South Rowan Y Service Club partners with us one day during March each year to deliver our South Rowan routes. Several members deliver a route every month or serve as substitute drivers when another volunteer cannot deliver. It takes the com-bined efforts of individuals and groups to help us feed the home-bound seniors in our communi-ties.

Welcome to Steven & Pam Forrest (above) new volun-teers on our Cleveland/Woodleaf route!

Mollie Beck (above) of Autumn Care Salisbury brought crocheted lap throws to give to our meal recipients! Autumn Care delivers once a month.

Gloria Rankin (above) is one of our Super Subs! She is available to deliver any of our Salisbury routes when the regular volunteer is unable to deliver. Gloria also helps with special events such as the BBQ fundraiser.

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church treated all of the participants on the Mt. Ulla route to BBQ Chicken plates during our BBQ fundraiser. Alice Weaver & Sally Morgan (above) delivered the delicious meals.