February 20, 2004
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas J. Pirro invites the public to join in the kick off of the 2004 March for Meals campaign. The first event, taking place as part of National Nutrition Month, will take be held in the Civic Center Banner Room (421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse) at 10:00 am on Monday, March 1. The kick off will run until 2:00 pm with County Executive Pirro scheduled to make a formal proclamation for the event at Noon.
Offered at this, and two other events, will be nutrition and health information, free giveaways, donations to Meals on Wheels and a food drive of nonperishables for local food pantries. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about local programs, recruit volunteers and raise funds. Anyone making at $5 donation at the “March for Meals” table will also be eligible for prize giveaways.
During March, Meals On Wheels programs from all around the nation are holding special events and activities on their local March For Meals Days to help our senior citizens. Goals of these efforts include: increasing public awareness about senior meal programs and their needs, raising funds to enable the provision of services locally to meet those needs and recruiting volunteers to assist in the delivery of services to a growing population.
Meals on Wheels programs will keep all the funds raised locally, and the Meals on Wheels Association of America will be awarding grants to programs that are successful in getting the message out.
March For Meals is an initiative of the Meals on Wheels Association of America
(1414 Prince Street, Suite 302, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 mowaa@mowaa.org.)
Additional events are being held locally on Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday,
March 31 also at the Civic Center banner room.
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