Food For Thought

Inside this issue:

Letter From the

Director

2

New Volunteers 2

Staff and Board List 3

Group Spotlight 3

Golf Tournament 4-5

Memorials, Tributes &

Gifts

6-7

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15th ANNUAL CRYSTAL CITY DUCK RACE

We are launching our 15th Annual Crystal City Duck Race at 7:30 PM

on Thursday, August 7, 2014, on Bridge Street in conjunction with

Corning Gaffer District’s Race Fever.

Last year’s race netted over $9,000 for our home delivered meal

program. The money raised funded over 2200 hot meals for our

homebound & frail senior neighbors in need. Thanks to all who

supported our area seniors through last year’s race. Now you, too,

can help a vulnerable senior remain in their own home by adopting

a duck, or two, or three, for this year’s race! Please adopt a duck

today! If you have already adopted ducks, please consider

adopting a few more!

You may purchase tickets using the enclosed envelope, by visiting

us online at www.cmowheels.com, or by stopping by our office at

144 Cedar Street. We would be happy to explain the event in more

detail and sell you tickets. Please don’t hesitate to call us Monday –

Friday between 8am – 3pm at (607)962-7985, or email anytime at

cmowheels@aol.com for more information.

United Way Day of Caring

A great group of people from

Corning Inc. helped us during the

United Way Day of Caring on June

6th. A big thanks to (pictured

above L-R) Joe Dunning, Shelley

Pierri, Julie Whitehouse, Kristine

Dale, Jennifer Salley Ruland, and

Deb Rohde. Also a huge thanks to

our regular kitchen crew for

providing guidance! The team

prepared and packaged the cold

meals, and served the hot meals

for our seniors, too.

Abundant Garden?

Keep us in mind!!

You can help the homebound & frail

by donating your garden fresh

produce to Meals on Wheels. It’s a

delicious way of helping us keep our

costs down. We can use almost any

kind of vegetable and fruit.

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Message From the Director

NEW VOLUNTEERS: John & Deborah Horigan, Marco Hickey, Dave & Sherrie Thurkins, Michelle Dunne, Rebecca

Labella, Gary McCaslin, Rusty Smith, Christine Gurnsey, Edward Pauchard

THANKS ALSO TO OUR SHORT TERM STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: Erica Lafler, Tessa Barnum, Brandy Taylor, and

Sarah Chrisler

PIANO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES: Caren, Nina, & Thomas Listopadzki, Anugraha Kutty, Tory LeBaron,

Lindsey Prutsman

DELIVERED MEALS DEC 18 & 27, MEMBERS OF THE VICTORY HIGHWAY WESLEYAN CHURCH: Yvonne Cutler, Paula

Drake, Katherine Miller, Craig Miller, Ryan Miller, Jordan Miller, Dawson Goodell, & Candy Foley

CMoWs

We have much to celebrate since our last Food for Thought newsletter!

As you see in the inset below, we marked 48 years of service to the community at our Volunteer Apprecia-

tion Luncheon in April. During our annual gathering we celebrated the impressive accomplishments of the home

delivered meal program in 2013. The group learned that last year our volunteers prepared, packaged and deliv-

ered 53,689 meals for 237 homebound and frail seniors in the greater Corning-Painted Post area! In delivering

those meals, our volunteer driver/visitor teams covered just shy of 47,000 miles, enough to make 20 round trips

to Orlando, Florida! Those numbers represent a huge effort by you, our skilled & faithful volunteers and donors.

Thank you for dedicating your time, talent and treasure to further CMoW’s mission to nurture health, dignity, and

independent living among people who need meals delivered to their homes.

As you read through the newsletter you will learn about the efforts of some of the hundreds of volunteers

and donors in our community who support the seniors we serve. For instance, on page 3 you’ll learn about the

generous help we received providing shelf stable emergency meals, or blizzard bags, for our seniors to have on

days when we were closed due to winter weather. On page 4 you’ll find out which team won the third annual

Corning Meals on Wheels Golf Tournament. You’ll also see how the money raised through the tournament will

benefit your senior neighbors in need. On pages 6 & 7, you’ll note those who made direct financial contribu-

tions, without which there would be no Corning Meals on Wheels.

Indeed, our program is truly a local community solution, with neighbor helping neighbor. Corning Meals

on Wheels receives very little government funding. Federal, state, and county subsidies comprise roughly only

17% of the funds required to operate. We continue to provide for our local aging population thanks to the gener-

osity of the volunteers and donors like you who so selflessly contribute your resources to helping the home-

bound & frail in the Corning-Painted Post area.

Back to the good news! Through the generosity of

business and individual sponsors, we have over $1,000

worth of prizes to award in the 15th annual Crystal City Duck

Race. Use the enclosed envelope to ‘adopt’ your ducks to-

day for a chance to win wonderful prizes while also helping

provide for the nutritional needs of area seniors. The Crys-

tal City Duck Race is set for Corning Gaffer District’s Race

Fever Night on August 7th. Come on down to the Bridge

Street bridge in Corning to cheer on your ducks as they ‘fly’

off the bridge at 7:30pm and ‘swim’ down the Chemung Riv-

er toward the finish line. You’ll be glad you did.

Thank you for all you do. Please consider volunteer-

ing with us and ‘adopting’ a ‘pack of quackers’. You’ll have

fun while helping CMoW enable our seniors to live inde-

pendently in their own homes.

Warmest Regards,

David

48th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. April

9th, was filled with great friends, good food, and good

fun. We honored Nancy Doutt with flowers in a “thank

you” mug as our longest currently serving volunteer. We

also honored Dave and Sherrie Thurkins as our newest

volunteers. We are thankful for each and every one of

our volunteers!

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STAFF

Executive Director

David W. Smith

Kitchen Supervisor

Chef Brian Rook

Assistant to the Director

Lisa Carl

Administrative Assistant

Amanda Taylor

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Rich Graham

Vice-President

Ronald J. Klokus

Treasurer

Michele Corby

Secretary

Melissa Colacino

Fr. Ian Adkins

John Brown

Mary Beth Maxa

David Moses

Jackie Rossi

Jennifer Salley Ruland

Lisa Smith

Terrence Wilson

Corning Meals on Wheels Inc. is:

A United Way Agency and an affiliate of the NYS

Office for Aging, Administration on Aging and the Steuben County

Office For Aging.

Here is a sampling of Valentines provided for our

seniors by Corning Community College’s Phi

Theta Kappa. Thanks to Amorette Hudzina of Phi

Theta Kappa for leading this effort and involving her

fellow students, the faculty, staff, and their families in

making and buying these wonderful cards. They put

smiles on the faces of our seniors! Thank you also for

the $39 donation from those not able to provide cards

but could give money. Your caring donation funded 9

days of hot meals for a homebound senior in need!

We received some Valentines for our

seniors from the Love Letters cam-

paign, 41 cards sent from teens

around the country, including from

as far away as California!

www.mowaa.org/love-letters

We were in a pinch leading up to Feb. 21st. We were

looking at potentially 6 routes without regularly assigned

drivers & visitors. What to do? Turn to your resident piano

teacher! Judy Jerulli, who teaches piano lessons in the

same building we use, recruited members of The Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to fill in on the routes!

Pictured are (back row L-R) Ben Bliss, Sailor Ong, Yvette

Peacock, McKenzie Peacock, Rebeca Nix, Judy Jerulli,

Rebecca LaBella, Michelle Dunne & Kathy Ong

front L-R are Wilson Ong, Ronald Braden & Mitchell Bliss

WOW! We really used some Blizzard Bags this past winter!

Thankfully we had lots of help from the Hugh Gregg Elementary School, All

Saints Academy, and Market Street Trust Company assembling emergency

bags we supplied to our seniors for the days we were not able to deliver.

All Saints Academy Students

Hugh

Gregg

School

L-R Shelly Orban, Caroline Larson, Rachel Sherman,

Beth Landin, Alaina Masler, Stephanie Cooke & in back

Chris Girts

Market

Street

Trust

Co.

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Closest to the Pin

Nancy A. Socha & Associates,

LLC

Longest Drive Sponsor

Fazzary's Wines & Liquors

Cart Sponsor

EDC Management, Inc.

Market St. Apothecary

Simmons Rockwell Autoplaza Inc

Lunch Sponsor

Peter & Debbie Bacalles

Corning, Inc., Global

Manufacturing and Quality Group

Dinner/Awards Sponsor

Corning Inc., Corporate Security

Rich & Audrey Graham

Simmons Rockwell Autoplaza Inc.

TOURNAMENT DELIVERS FOR SENIORS Many thanks to the golfers and sponsors of the third annual

Corning Meals on Wheels Golf Tournament in Memory of

Walter E. & Maxine Smith and sponsored by Bully Hill

Vineyards, held on June 9th at the Corning Country Club.

Thanks to you, the tournament raised nearly $9,900 to benefit

our senior nutrition program. The money raised will fund a

full month of home delivered meals for 40 area homebound

seniors in need!

In-Kind Contributions Atlas Brick Oven Pizza

Bella Capelli Salon

BigFox WYDC

Bottles & Corks

Charley's Grilled Subs

Corning Country Club

Crystal Cleaners

Dandy Mini Mart #52, East Corning

Erlacher Collection

Goodyear Auto Service Center

Jeff Rupert

Jill Palmer

Marcia & Ronnie Klokus

Market Street Apothecary

Massi's Gardens & Landscaping, Inc

Nathan Stranges

New Image Hair & Nail Salon

Pizza Hut

Primp

Professional Accounting Service,

Painted Post

Pudgie's Pizza, Corning

Radisson

Snug Harbor Restaurant & Inn

Spencer's Restaurant

TGIFridays

The May Street Restaurant

The Law Offices of Patrick Roth

Tom Blumer

Trinity Therapeutics

Vitrix Hot Glass Studio

Woody Knowles & Nancy Agan

Beer Donation

Market Street Brewing Co.

First Place Winners! Ed Herman, Dan Herman, Bob Guyer, & Scott Bradley

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The Corning Meals on Wheels Inc. Board of Directors and the Tournament Planning Committee would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Level 1 Sponsor

Bully Hill Vineyards

Family of the late Walter E. & Maxine C. Smith

Hole Sponsor

Aniello's Pizzeria

Bill & Joyce Vincent

Black's Auto Service Center

Bottles & Corks

CMoW Board of Directors

First Heritage Credit Union

Five Star Bank

Galvin & Haines

Haughey Funeral Home

Joanne & Ed Herman

ParaCradles

Pat Keeler & Rick Ek

Pathways, Inc

Radisson

Riverfront Collision

Williams Honda

Woody Knowles & Nancy Agan

World Kitchen

Many thanks to our Tournament

Planning Committee:

Peter Bacalles

Rich Graham

Ronnie Klokus

Woody Knowles

David Smith

Lisa Smith

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FROM IN MEMORIUM

Elaine Acomb Frank Acomb

Ron & Carolyn Adams Mary E. Spellman

Sylvia Baldini John Baldini

John & Barbara Blickensderfer Mary E. McClure

Charles K. Clark & family Richard "Dick" Fero

Lisa Clark Evan Jones

CMoW Wednesday kitchen crew Vinny Cavallaro

Dan & Sarah Collins Richard "Dick" Fero

Threda Copp Ruth Hall

The Corning Museum of Glass Karl Schwartz

Russell & Judy Cranston Richard "Dick" Fero

Bill & Carole Diederich Evan Jones

Robert & Mary Ellen Galvin Richard "Dick" Fero

Thomas Garvey Richard "Dick" Fero

Tom & Sherry Gehl Evan Jones

Jeanne Grant Loris Sawchuk

Geraldine Gross Leland Stewart

Judy Hagerty Richard "Dick" Fero

Frank Hamm Evan Jones

Donna Hastings Natalie Copeland

Virginia Hauff James E. Spotts

Stephen & Diane Hazlett Richard "Dick" Fero

Melissa Hebert Loris Sawchuk

Julia Hertl John William Johnson

George & Awanda Hunt Leland Stewart

Dave & Judy Iocco Mary E. Spellman, Richard Fero

Andrew & Barbara Jackson Richard "Dick" Fero

Walter & Janet Jones Robert Kinner

Bill & Terry Kessler Leland M. Stewart

Cindy Koziatek Helen & Harold Gerhart

Jon & Evelyn Krebs Don Armbruster

Charlie & Sandy Lepkowski Richard "Dick" Fero

Herb & June Manson Richard "Dick" Fero

Phillis Martin & Family Loris Sawchuk

Sean & Corinne Mayer Richard "Dick" Fero

Anthony & Carol Midey Arlene M. Spaulding

TRIBUTE GIFTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

February 1, 2014 - June 11, 2014

FROM IN MEMORIUM

Charlie & Sue Milazzo Richard "Dick" Fero

Gloria Mishrell Marvin Mishrell

Jeff & Linda Moshier Leland Stewart

Bruce & Barbara Naylor Ruth Hall

Lou & Diane Nessle Philomena Chirico

Lou & Diane Nessle Yolanda Pierri

Lou & Diane Nessle Loris Sawchuk

Lou & Diane Nessle Dean Slack

Lou & Diane Nessle Charles Kosty

David Pierri, Delphine Pierri Wayne Cavalier

Delphine Pierri Yolanda Pierri

Betty Ramberg Betsy Spotts

Ed Reif Carole Reif

John Reilly Evan Jones

Edward & Priscilla Rial Jarrod Edward Rial

Edward & Priscilla Rial Leland Stewart

Tom Riff & Judy Gridley-Riff Leland Stewart

Dianne Roe Helen Roe

Grace Rosettie Richard "Dick" Fero

Shirley Ross Bernice Ferris

Donald & Cynthia Said Evan Jones

Vincent & Eleanor Sementilli Richard "Dick" Fero

David & Kim Shobert Jack & Betty Shobert

Janet Simon Helen Hagerman

Lisa Smith Wayne Tompkins

Lisa Smith Patty DiGiacomo

Suzanne Smith, Sandra Fink, &

Terri Herbert Ruth Hall

David & Mary Tammaro Richard "Dick" Fero

Patrick & Sharon Tammaro Richard "Dick" Fero

Melissa Tarkett Richard "Dick" Fero

Amanda Taylor Julie Albertalli

Chris & Deb Townsend Natalie Copeland

Chris & Deb Townsend Richard "Willy" Williamee

Chris & Deb Townsend Richard "Dick" Fero

Chris & Deb Townsend Shirley Phillips

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FROM IN HONOR OF

Fran & Sharon Colacino Tom Ehrman

Corning Lioness Club George & Awanda Hunt

John & Franziska Lorey Maxine Lorey

Pat Osborn Joan Boxall

Vincent & Eleanor Sementilli Belle McDonald's birthday

David L. Smith Lisa Smith's birthday

Martha Weber Maxine Lorey

GIFTS FROM

AmazonSmile Foundation

Anonymous

Lance Babcock

Russell Bancroft

Bath Rotary Club

Beth Bentley

Lewis Bloise

Tom Blumer

Bob & Sylvia Brown

Mike & Lisa Cain

The Chemung & Steuben County Combined Federal Campaign

Christ Episcopal Church

Barbara Cook

Corning Catering, Inc.

Corning First Baptist Church

Martin & Susan Curran

Anne Darling

Vera Dauman

Betty H. Dillon

GIFTS FROM

Nancy Doutt

Emanuel Lutheran Church

First Congregational Church - Women's Fellowship

First Congregational Church

First United Methodist Church

Robert & Carol Gardner

Mike Gilmartin

Sheri Hamilton

Phi Theta Kappa - CCC

Richard Kniffin

Linda Knowlton & family

Emma Kuehnle

Tim Leach

Grace Lubold

Gary McCaslin

Northside Floral

Kathy Olson

Jeff Overman

William Plummer

Mr. & Mrs. William Randall

Karen Rebis

William Rosch

John & Eileen Sands

Matt & Rachel Sherman

Ron & Cindy Snyder

Bruce Sonner

Paul & Whitney Trifoso

Frances Wand

Gerald & Lisa Wheeler

FROM IN MEMORIUM

Joyce Vincent Natalie Copeland

Alan & Mary Wakeman Leland M. Stewart

Alan & Mary Wakeman Helen Hagerman

Gerald & Joyce Walter Evan Jones

Betty Wheeler Richard "Dick" Fero

Earl & Ann Whitney Evan Jones

Craig & Peg Wilson Faith Thibbitts

Ronald & Barbara Woodruff Natalie Copeland

Mike & Carolyn Zaschak Mary E. Spellman

Mike & Carolyn Zaschak Michael Cilip, Sr.

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Corning Meals on Wheels , Inc

144 Cedar St

Corning, NY 14830

(607)962-7985

www.cmowheels .com

NONPROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

DLG

We want your

old inkjet

printer

cartridges!

Bring your used

printer cartridges

and cell phones

into our office,

the UPS store or

Treu Office

Supply and help

us to raise money

to feed the

hungry and

recycle at the

same time!!

Testimonial:

To the staff and

volunteers for helping me

out following my stroke;

a very Big Thank You.

I really appreciated

everything.

Emma