Are you ready for Teen Board?
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Each year, up to 65 high school students (grades 9-12) from schools throughout the Dallas area represent the VNA Meals on Wheels Teen Board. Through various volunteer projects and special events, the Teen Board’s objective is to assist VNA Meals on Wheels in feeding the hungry and spreading awareness about senior hunger. If you have a teen interested in participating in the 2024-2025 VNA Meals on Wheels Teen Board, we would love to have them!
Click here to apply! We will begin reviewing applications on September 9th. Please do not hesitate to contact Tracie Demery-Glover at demeryt@vnatexas.org for more information.
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Volunteer Opportunities to Remember
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Date Change: The September Pet Food Delivery has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 28th. The event will still be held at the Haggerty Kitchen, with pick-up times starting at 8:30 am.
We are in high need of dry cat food and both wet dog food and cat food. These items can be found on the VNA Amazon Wishlist.
Please reach out to Tracie Demery-Glover at demeryt@vnatexas.org or 214-689-2653 for additional questions.
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Volunteer Highlight of the Month
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Meet Richardson volunteer, Ted Tobolowsky. Ted has seen several of his family members benefit from both VNA Hospice and Meals on Wheels programs over the years. He and several of his extended family members have deep-rooted ties to VNA. He has had grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins touched by VNA. One cousin was the President of the VNA Board of Directors and remains an Honorary Trustee. In 2015, Ted made a commitment that exemplifies the service-oriented heart that runs throughout his family. He began giving back through VNA Meals on Wheels. The clients on his Richardson routes have been the reason he has continued to serve. He enjoys the visits and the conversations he shares with the clients and looks forward to seeing them and subs as often as he can. Last week, his service expanded when we had a Pet Care Program need, and he answered the call. Helping pack and deliver pet food is now part of his repertoire.
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Corporate Group Spotlight
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In July, we had the pleasure of welcoming a team of volunteers from the Dallas Stars for their first meal delivery Day of Caring. As the national hockey league of Dallas, the Dallas Stars are committed to making a difference in the communities they work, live, and play. This group of fans, organized by the Dallas Stars, made a positive impact by delivering 124 meals to our senior neighbors in need, saving VNA $229.40 which will allow us to extend seven clients’ meals for an additional week.
Thank you again to the volunteer team from the Dallas Stars for partnering with us, and we look forward to hosting your team again in the future!
If you and your group want to partner with VNA Meals on Wheels, please get in touch with our Community Engagement Coordinator Yakia McKinnie at yakia.mckinnie@vnatexas.org or 214-689-2464.
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Save the Date! North Texas Giving Day on
September 19th
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YOU make our work possible and this September, your gifts on North Texas Giving Day will help us feed even more homebound seniors and provide compassionate care for seriously ill pediatric and adult hospice patients. Early giving begins September 1st. Learn more here.
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AMAZON Wish List High-Need Items
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We continue to work to provide additional resources for our Meals on Wheels clients. Currently, we are out of stock on the following high-need items for our clients. Please consider donating one of these items today to fulfill these outstanding requests from our clients:
- Dry cat food
- Wet cat and dog food
- Medium, Large, XL depends
- Fans
- Bottled water
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3GBNVME3ZHD2U?ref_=abls_nvfly_swy
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Meet the VNA Meals on Wheels Volunteer Team
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Established in 1934, the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps people age with dignity and independence at home. VNA offers Meals on Wheels in Dallas County, and VNA adult and pediatric Hospice Care, and Supportive Palliative Care in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wise Counties.
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