Sunday, November 21, 2010

Giving Thanks!

I am sorry that most of you Meals on WHeels volunteers were not able to attend the volunteer appreciation luncheon a couple weeks ago in San Marcos. Along with the speeches, and giving thanks to what a wonderful God we serve, they also gave thanks for all you volunteers..... In addition they had a three man band that played some good music and they served a Thanksgiving dinner which I thought was appropriate, don't you.
Anyway, the most interesting thing I observed is that all the people that received letters of appreciation were churches and other organizations that band together to deliver meals.
We are the only ones in the area that I observed, there at least, that represent a whole city. We are the volunteers from the City of Kyle......now I thought that was really fascinating. That our little town of Kyle has such caring and loving people as yourselves to come out and serve the community. I say HOORAY for KYLE and THANKS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!
Hey if anyone has an in with the Kyle paper, maybe that needs to be made known> Our volunteers come from Kyle and near areas, from all walks of life, to serve the community. People who work and take their lunch time to deliver, stay at home moms with home schoolers come out and deliver, retired people are out their volunteering, people on their days off taking time out to serve. I just really think that says a lot about you!
So in the New Year, we are going to do our own Meals on Wheels appreciation in the Old renovated City Hall. Adell Hurst is working out the details with Community in Action, so I will keep you all informed. A little pizza party, I thought since we have several young people whole also ride along giving service to their community.
For other people out there reading this…. Yes we need volunteers. Meals on Wheels in Kyle currently serves lunches to about 18 families in the immediate area but we are in need of more volunteers so we can service a larger area of Kyle. For awhile now we have limited our area of service so that the volunteers would not get burned out and so that it would not be a hugh gasoline expensive on the volunteers. But now we are trying to increase the client base, more and more people are in need. So more volunteers are in need.
Meals on Wheels is affliated with Community in Action based out of Smithville . The meals come in nice and hot in big containers from Austin and Delia (our site manager) prepares the meals in individual container plates for us volunteers to deliver them to the families in Kyle. The people who receive the meals are shut in's or are limited by age, and or disability in what they can do.
Volunteers pick up the meals from Delia at 11:00am
at the Old newly renovated city hall on the square in Kyle. (on Burleson)
So come out and ride along with any of the volunteers and see if this is something you would like to do.
THANK YOU EVERYONE>

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Volunteers needed




It has been forever since I wrote on this site. I have forgotten how to do this. But what I have not fogotten is how much I appreciate our volunteers with Meals on Wheels.



One such volunteeer got me to thinking about how much I really do appreciate everyone of you.
Jennifer Martinez had been volunteering with Meals on Wheels for about a year and a half now. She does this during her work day. Her company Five Star Concrete out of Uhland Texas, graciously allows her an hour and half for her lunch and she uses that time once a month to serve meals to the seniors of Kyle. I want to give a big thank you to her and Five Star Concrete to their service in the community.

Other volunteer Maggie Gillespie and Amy Almeida also give up their lunch time to carry meals to Kyle residents.
I have other volunteers like David and Sarah Lyle who have been serving for awhile now and do it every single week. And Polly Summers who pitches in whenever called upon.

An extra big thank for so many of our other volunteers who have been with the Meals on Wheels program for three, four or more years like, Joan and Tom Searcy, Jane Kirkham, Janette Hall, Janie Vasquez, Doris Breslar, Celeste Plunkett, Fred and Sharon Rothert, Maribel Espinosa, Sandra Green, Marisa Ferro. Thank you for your dependability and dedication.

We have several mom's with kiddos who help out each month, like Kerri Summers, Jan Sills, Tami Larsen, Tahrea Smith, Chantel Russell, Ann Smith and others who make this a family outing with their gift of giving.

Want to welcome new volunteers Scott Haberbosch, Mary Fleming, Cheryl and Larry Jones who have already started out with a bang and helping almost once a week.



It may seem like we have alot of volunteers but we cover two routes, Monday thru Friday. So we need two people each day. Some can oonly volunteer once a week but as I have mentioned several do so much more.



Wether you can give one day a month or one day a week we need help!!! Just this summer we have lost five volunteers who had been with us for along time. As with any volunteer program people move, or get jobs or time restraints prohibt them from volunteering. I am hoping that you may have at least one day that you can offer to your community and it's seniors.



If so just contact me, Shelley Pulliam 405-3922.



Thank you!!!!!