Hungering to do more this holiday season? Volunteer for Meals on Wheels!
‘Tis the season for holiday gatherings, shopping trips, and New Year’s resolutions. With the holiday season upon us and winter break from school fast approaching are you looking to add more meaning to your holiday season…or just keep...
Gleeful Deliveries
The girls were all smiles as we got ready to deliver Meals on Wheels last Friday, especially Miss Kindergarten.
A short break from school last week gave us all some much needed leisure time (if you can call crafting and baking in our pajamas...
“We Care” Packages for Meals on Wheels
This week we enjoyed participating in yet another exceedingly simple idea from the Doing Good Together Newsletter. Whether you already volunteer with Meals on Wheels or are simply looking for an inexpensive and rewarding volunteer activity,...
Meals on Wheels: A Lesson in Civic Engagement
Meals on Wheels of Ramsey County is loosing $70,000 in Federal Funding in 2011. The daily promise of hot food and the personal contact of smiling volunteers will be replaced by the offer of Presbyterian Homes: a paid driver delivering frozen...
In the Groove with Meals on Wheels
Our latest round of Meals on Wheels (MOW) deliveries inspired so much enthusiasm that Little Miss Three was absolutely worn out by the end. She fell asleep on the car ride home, and who could blame her, after all of those smiles and all of those...
Village Membership
It takes a village to raise a child.
We have all heard this ancient African proverb so often it would be a cliche if it weren’t loaded with so much truth. Until my daughter entered kindergarten, I believed that our village was made up...
Our Narrow Escape From a MOW Tantrum
Thank goodness our very first Meals on Wheels outing went so smoothly. While today’s deliveries were still rewarding and certainly worth the effort, this was a much more harrowing experience.
We narrowly averted a dreaded tantrum on some...
Meals on Wheels: Suprisingly Fun with Preschoolers!
Our family’s first meal deliveries went well, thanks to several helpful hints from DGT and only one comical mistake on my part. I highly recommend adopting this low time commitment and high reward volunteer opportunity to anyone looking...
Meals on Wheels on the Horizon
It’s official. Our first Meals on Wheels delivery is on the calendar, and the good people over at Metro Meals on Wheels have guided me to their new handbook for families, created in partnership with Doing Good Together.
We’ve been...
