serve five incredible centenarians inour community. One of them,George Johnson, born in 1894, isturning 110 on May 1 of 2004! Thiswill make George a Super-centenarian. Only one amonghundreds of centenarians achievesthis incredible status. Most amaz-ing is that George still lives inde-pendently with Meals on Wheelsand housekeeping help 3 days aweek! We suspect he may be theoldest living Super-centenarianliving independently in the UnitedStates.

George is a WWI veteran and isfast on his way to becoming theoldest living veteran. He fought inthe trenches himself and listens tothe radio every day to keep up onthe war in Iraq and other currentevents. He expresses great compas-

Centenariansa r e a ni n c r e d i b l eg r o u p o findividuals.

M a n ystudies havebeen donet r y i n g t ofigure out

the secrets ofa long life. Though there are diverseconclusions, some common denom-inators that resonate with ourcentenarians are a positive attitude,staying socially connected, main-taining control over one's life,healthy diet and exercise, andmaintaining memory. Meals onWheels strives to foster thesecontributors to long life. We supportparticipants to maintain controlover their lives, provide regularsocial interaction with volunteers,and of course very nutritious meals.

Meals on Wheels is honored to

TidbitsTidbitsSpring

2004

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa

Celebrating our Centenarians!

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George Johnson is soon to be a Supercentenarian!

Meals on Wheels’ programsthroughout California havereceived substantial governmentfunding reductions. In ContraCosta County this could havebecome a very difficult year forseniors who need home-deliveredmeals. But a generous publicmade it possible for MOWCC topurchase 110,000 additionalmeals and maintain mealdeliveries to all seniors alreadyreceiving meals and also torespond to new clients when theycalled for help.

We give special thanks to thestudents in 5th grade at MorelloPark Elementary in Martinez,who after raising money to helphomebound seniors sent theiremissaries, Tony Wanket andRobert Stephenson to the Mealson Wheels office. The day beforeThanksgiving, Tony and Robertwere all smiles as they presented acheck for $62.94 to Liz Vargas,Program Manager, and received agolden certificate in return.

Inside this issue...

2002-2003 Annual Report

Program Services

Volunteers: Young and Old

Golf & Bowling Tournaments

Martinez 5th gradersraise money for MOW

Isadora

Asberg

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is the newsletter ofMeals on Wheels

of Contra Costa, Inc.

PO Box 3195Martinez, CA 94553

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1-866-669-6697

Editors:Yvonne Dufala, Holly DuBois

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TidbitsTidbitsMeals on Wheels of Contra Costa

Volunteers are the backbone ofMeals on Wheels. They are the oneswho are on the frontline, givingthousands of hours of their time anddriving thousands of milesthroughout Contra Costa County todeliver meals to frail, homeboundelders. Last year volunteersdelivered 235,438 meals!

Volunteers keep the costs ofprogram services low. In WestCounty alone volunteers provided9,224 hours of their time last year,saving a minimum of $100,000 inpersonnel and transportation costs!This is money that can then be usedfor meals or ancillary program cost.

Volunteers make Meals on Wheelsone of the most cost-effective socialservice programs for seniors. Mostimportant, over the years, theservices provided gratis byvolunteers have made it possible formany thousands of elders to remainin their own homes, where they aresafe and comfortable. This has inturn saved millions of dollars thatwould otherwise have been neededto provide assisted living facilities.

Meals on Wheels volunteerswere recognized for their serviceduring the annual hol idaycelebration. We'd like you to meetsome of them.

RC and Pat Overton have given their

time as volunteer drivers in San Pablo

and Richmond. Between them they have

delivered Meals on Wheels for 30 years!!

Marsha, program coordinator in West County,

paid tribute to both of them—RC with 20

years and Pat with 10 years of service. That is

outstanding and heartwarming. We thank both

of them from the bottom of our hearts!!

We also want to pay specialtribute to Warren Plumb andN o r m a n V a u g h n , b o t hvolunteer drivers who have nowp a s s e d o n . T h e i r d e e pdedication and compassion forhomebound seniors will beremembered. Warren andNorman are missed by us andthe people they visited andbrought meals and cheer.

Meals on Wheels volunteerscome from all walks of life andthey represent many age groupsand diverse experiences. Andyes, volunteers are truly thebackbone and lifeblood of Mealson Wheels. We thank each andeveryone, who give so selflessly,for their commitment to helpseniors live on their own.

We need volunteers!Volunteer drivers are always

needed, and from time to time we

also need help in the office. If you

are interested, please call us at:

1 (866 )669-6697 for more

information.

Gone...but notforgotten

Kathryn Macdonald, drives two routes in San Pablo and last year was on the road for

206 hours. Don Falconer (represented by Angie Gonzales) delivered meals for 92

hours in El Cerrito. And, Bettie and Charles Bohlig, working together, contributed

104 hours. Our thanks for your dedication.

Shyanne Elmore, 4 years old, has been helping

her mother deliver meals for the last 2 years!

She is sitting in the lap of her mother, Cheryl

Elmore, who is a substitute volunteer driver

for Shyanne's grandmother, Joan Elmore of

Richmond. Shyanne always rings the doorbell

and announces the arrival of the meal.

Currently she is our youngest volunteer and

we give special thanks to her.

With your caring support, weweathered a year of extreme budgetcuts at Meals on Wheels without cuttingservices or compromising the highquality of our meals. At the same time,we kept pace with the growing need fornutritious, home delivered meals forfrail elders in the community. Last yearMeals on Wheels delivered 235,438meals in Contra Costa County. Morethan half of these meals were madepossible by donations from individualssuch as yourself. Indeed, it was neces-sary to increase our subsidy of the mealsby 54%, to the highest level ever. Thanksto your generosity and the hard work ofour volunteers, we have continued tohelp many frail elders to remain livingin their homes, safely and with dignity.

As you can imagine, many seniorsdon't call us for help until a crisis occurs.Then, of course, they need help immedi-ately. Thanks to your support, we wereready and able to respond quickly eachtime we received that call for helpthroughout the year. Being able to startservices without delay is one of the mostcritical measures of success for ourprogram. When frail, homeboundelders are hungry and in need of meals,a waiting list cannot address the crisis.We are extremely proud to report thatfor the third straight year waiting listsfor services were virtually nonexistent.

As we look to our immediate future,we will continue to work hard toprovide the same high levels of servicewe have achieved, and avoid waitinglists for those services. We will continueto work with all of you in the commu-nity who share our commitment to thefrail, homebound seniors living among

us. As our county population ages at ahigh rate, the need for the Meals onWheels Program continues to growproportionately, and the importance ofcontributions from our loyal donors likeyou becomes even more critical.

Looking ahead, we have an enor-mous challenge to continue to meet thegrowing needs of the frail elders in ourcommunity. Within this challenge is anopportunity. If we work together now,to plan not only for next year, but for themany years to come, we believe it ispossible to ensure the future of Meals onWheels for coming generations of frailseniors in Contra Costa County. In themonths and years ahead, we will beasking many of you to partner with ustowards this end, as we establish acomprehensive planned giving pro-gram so that Meals on Wheels canalways be there, despite what mayh a p p e n i n S a c r a m e n t o a n dWashington, DC.

On behalf of all the frail, home-bound seniors we serve, we offer youour sincere thanks. Your dedication andsupport to Meals on Wheels is aninspiration to us.

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.2002-2003 ANNUAL REPORT

INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE

A Coalition of Public and Private Nonprofit Agencies Serving our Homebound Elderly

AND DIGNITY FOR THE ELDERLYAND DIGNITY FOR THE ELDERLY

HEALTHHEALTH

A message toour Supporters

A. Paul KraintzSecretary/Treasurer

& Co-founder

Robert M. SesslerPresident & Co-founder

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa’s Tidbits 3

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa

Board of Directors 2002-2003

Interested in serving on the board?

Robert Sessler, President

Paul Kraintz, Secretary/Treasurer

Dee Barrett

Vic Cardenas

Edgar Monk

Reverend Palmer Watson

Gerard Witucki

Please call Paul Kraintz

for information925-313-6717

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The frail, elderly deserve our help.

Seniors may need support to maintain theirindependence and dignity.

Hot nutritious meals make a difference inhealth and well-being for homebound seniors.

Regular human contact is especiallyimportant to the homebound.

MEALS ON WHEELS OF CONTRA COSTA IS...

WE BELIEVE...

MEALS ON WHEELS OF CONTRA COSTA IS...

Meals on Wheels volunteers delivered a total of 235,438 hot and frozen nutritious meals tofrail homebound elders throughout Contra Costa County. Frozen meals were provided

for weekends and holidays and for those seniors able to heat their own food and thuscontrol their mealtimes. Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa increased its subsidy for

meals by 54%, or $81,350, and made it possible to maintain services during a yearwhen government funds for home-delivered meals were reduced and we were

even able to increase deliveries by 1,268 meals for the county as a whole.

Contra Costa County Communities Served by Area

East County including Antioch,Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg, andareas in the Delta in far east county

Central County including Concord,Lafayette, Martinez, Pleasant Hill,San Ramon, and Walnut Creek

West County including Crockett, ElCerrito, El Sobrante, Pinole, Richmond,Rodeo, and San Pablo

92,512 meals

93,606 meals

Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa’s Tidbits4

49,320 meals

… A coalition of Public and Private non-profit agencies, citizen advisorygroups and private sector representatives dedicated to providing home-delivered meals and services to frail, homebound elders in ourcommunities. Private non-profits agencies coordinate day-to-day servicedelivery to frail elders in communities throughout the county and theContra Costa County Public Health Department administers and monitorsthe program.

… the only countywide organization raising funds to bridgethe gap between government funding and the needs ofhomebound elders for nutritious meals. Private contributionsare used to purchase thousands of additional meals that aredelivered to Meals on Wheels program participants.

Meals on Wheels of ContraCosta was recently honored toreceive a Merit Award from theCalifornia State Association ofCounties for excellence in programinnovation and leadership. We

received one of 26 such awardsstatewide out of 168 entries.

Winning programs wereselected on the basis of

" d e m o n s t r a t e dl e a d e r s h i p ,

i n n o v a t i o n ,c o l l a b o r a t i o n ,c r e a t i v i t y ,resourcefulnessand effectiveness,as well as thep o t e n t i a l f o rs u c c e s s f u lelements of theprogram to be

used as a modelfor other counties.”

October 2002–September 2003MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM SERVICES

Merit Award

Meals on Wheels

of Contra Costa

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Meals & Program Services

Management & General Expenses

Audit

Public Relations & Fundraising

Income

Expense

Individual Contributions & Bequests

Workplace Campaigns & Donations

Foundations & Corporations

Interest Earned

$150,000

744

2,500

8,519

$119,277

29,203

90,050

1,463

SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTFiscal Year October 1, 2002–September 30, 2003

FY 02-03 FY 01-02

Total Income: $239,994

Total Expense: $260,574

Contingency Reserve $ (33,368)

$136,257

24,800

61,600

4,549

$231,350

334

3,250

25,640

$239,994

$161,763

$ 78,231

sion for our soldiers as he remembersthe great hardships of militaryservice and being on the front lines.When George had his photo taken forthis article, he commented on havinghis picture taken as a boy with hisparents on Sundays. He shared thatthe photographer had to climb undera big black drape and they had tostand very still. George says in hislifetime there are movies and televi-sion that couldn't even be imaginedb a c k t h e n . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n sGeorge—you are amazing!

We also are honored to serveIsadora Asberg (photo on page 1),born on December 23, 1899 inCentivelle Mississippi, who is now104. She originally moved toRichmond in 1943 to work in theshipyards and went on to work inhome care for the elderly until herretirement in the 1960s. Isadora isknown to wear her colorful hatsdaily. Isadora's son, John Cosby says,“She is a good mom and a goodperson.” She always has a smile anda twinkle in her eye for the volun-teers who deliver her meals.

Elwood Walz is another wonderfulclient. Born in 1903 in Grand JunctionColorado, Elwood turned 101 onFebruary 11, 2004. Elwood and his wifealso moved to the area to work in theshipyards in 1941. After the war, heworked for Standard Oil (Chevron) for31 years before his retirement. He hasbeen living in his current home since1958 and he is still going strong.

Finally, two more participants inCentral County turned 100 this pastyear. turned 100 in Augustof 2003. Family and friends came fromall over the country to join him for thecelebration.

celebrated her 100thbirthday in October of 2003, also withfriends andfamily. She

reported that she felt no different the day afterher birthday, except perhaps, one day older!Lee is a great, great, great grandmother. BothJames Chang and Lee Smith receivedhandmade quilts for their birthdays. Thequilts were lovingly made by another MOWparticipant.

James Chang

Lee Smith

Celebrating our Centenarians! —continued from page 1

Lee Smith

James

Chang

Elwood

Walz

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated volunteers who are too numerous to list. The tireless work ofhundreds of volunteers makes it possible to administer the Meals on Wheels effectively. Volunteers do not only delivermeals, they also bring menus, birthday gifts, holiday favors and they provide important social contact for the manyhomebound frail, frequently isolated elders.

Thank you all who have made generous financial contributions either directly or through workplace or anonymousgiving, to help us serve the many frail elders in our community. While we have made every attempt to acknowledgeworkplace donors, lack of updated lists have made it difficult to do so: please know that we appreciate your support even ifyour name is not listed here. Every single donation is important and we regret that space is limited making it impossible tolist all our donors. Here we acknowledge all who made gifts of $100 or more to Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa during thecalendar year 2003. Thank you everyone!

Gifts of $5,000 and up

$1000-4,999

$250-999

$100-249

Dean & Margaret LesherFoundation

San Joaquin Yacht ClubSBC Pac BellThe Crescent Porter Hale

FoundationThe Safeway FoundationThomas J. Long FoundationWorkplace Donors

Community Health CharitiesAgency

Lafayette Service LeagueLawrence Livermore

Laboratory & EmployeesLowell Berry FoundationRuby & Tom MacDonaldMiles for MealsWallace F. OlsonUnited Way of the

Bay Area DonorsAllan D. & Crystal R. PlumbThe Carl & Celia Gellert

FoundationThe Morrison & Foerster

Foundation

Aboud M. & NancyWhite Abdel - Azim

Affordable Housing AssistanceRichard O. BakerSeverin Borenstein &

Margaret StewartRobert & Cynthia BrittainJames A. CamouseDonna L. & Daniel R. CandidoCarolyn CarpenterBob & Debbie CarringtonAldo & Pearl CavazzaCharles Stellini Real Estate

ConsultantChevronTexaco & EmployeesSusan & Lloyd M. ChristiansenWalter H. & Margaret ClemensClorox EmployeesShirley CluneCherida Collins SmithCompubaseCorrespondent Services

Corporation(Anonymous Individual)

Bruce & Angela CoweePaul Craig

Beatrice K DavisKenneth J. De VriesJohn S. EdwardsJames A. & Dana L. FinegoldClaire FordVictoria & James G. Gilliland, Jr.Robert GutierrezNorman & Harriette HeibelLinda HolmesDonald H. Ann V. HughesJoseph & Susie Ferris InderkumElizabeth JacksonMatt & Margaret JacobsonJohn JuricaDudley Kennedy &

Dolores RaskobMilton B & Ruby H KetterJerri KoepckeA. Paul & Mary KraintzOlie LissoloPeggy & Marty ManceboPatricia MarshallJeffrey P. & Wai Lan MartinMartinez Rotary ClubFrank & Caroline MartiniMargaret MayE. B. MitchellGenevieve NygaardP. Terry Johnson & AssociatesDamon PatinoPinole Area Chapter of AARPRe Max Preferred PropertiesCraig W. RiceJoe Ross through Wayne & Mary

Packard FoundationTina L. & David P. SalingSBC EmployeesWilliam & Elizabeth SchalichStephen J. SchendelDavid & Wanda SchermerhornCarolyn & Daniel SchuetteDavid & Eileen ShortSt. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchDoreen R. StadeKathleen Stong PlambeckJan StrotherThe Martinez Kiwanis FoundationThomas M Casey DDS

Orthodontics for kidsTNT Carpet CleaningLawrence J. & Deveney TottenTri City ConcreteA.J. Trommershausen

Donna Getz & TimothyDale Turchie

Cathy & Tom TysonMichael VerburgJames & Susan Wilson

John J. AdamsDavid AguiarJudith AlciatiElsie & James AllenDonald & Carolyn AndersonAnonomousIsami ArifukuPatricia & Michael ArmstrongKathleen ArnoldPaul ArnoldSusan AssauPatricia AustenB. Ashley ConstructionNancy D. BacaDavid BaileyAlan R. BakkerAnnette L. & Peter BaldassiSue BanducciBank of America Matching GiftsBarbara BarnesMichael BarryWilliam & Jacqueline BassettMike and Michelle BatesoleFrances M. BattisteBen & Jennifer BauerBay Plant Company, Inc.Bayside Tool Co.John BegleyAnita BensonHelen & Robert BeyerSoonae & Antonio BigorniaR. L. & Sarah E. BingenheimerJohn T. Bird, JrBarbara Blofstein & Kenneth

BernikerPamela & Charlie BonhamWayne M. & Arlene M. BoothRichard BordowThomas BottenfieldMarcia & C.N. BowerL. S. & Larry BradyMary Elizabeth BradyCarol Ann BreslinMardell & Billy BristolMary & Dean BurrillBarbara M. CalhounCalifornia Grand Casino

California Healthcare Foundation(Matching Gifts)

Janet L. CaprileKay & Sherman CardenVic CardenasKathryn CarlsonRichard & Myrna CartanoRobert F. & Mary Ann CashmanJohn & Rachel CassellPhyllis & Harvey CeaserSham Yuen &

Nancy Wai Yee ChanRoss H. ChangMelvin & Marilyn ChaplinMark & Marguerite ChatignyJim & Nancy ClappJohn C. & J. Susan ClarkRobert W. ClevelandCM-American West Realty incFlorence ColeFloyd & Rhonda Bester ColemanVanna I. Conrad-CossanoAmy & Gregory CookMarilyn J. CooperMichelle CopelandLeonard & Virginia CosterRalph E. Cotter, Jr.Steve J. Cox &

Mary Grace BrubacherCrag Parker Maintenance PlusHarry L. & Dorothy CraigJudy & Joseph E. CraigDeborah & Kevin CrossDr. Jeffrey L Curtis, M.D.Beth J. Dalton & Brain R. HenningStephen DavenportBradley Davis & CarolDeborah DawsonDavid DaytonRonnie & Daniel De FountDean H. Burget, DDS, Inc.Michael DeclerckDiane Del FiorentinoDennis J. & Dolores A. DesmondNancy & Dr. Paul Di GaudioMichael S. & Jeanine L. DiasShelley & Robert DodsonDr. D. G. & Hillary Black DumasFlorence & Charles EckerE. Jefferson & Martina B. EdmanJames & Karen Elaine EdwardsArnold T & Lynn A EhlersErick Erickson

THANK YOU, MEALS ON WHEELS SUPPORTERS!

Donors January 1–December 31, 2003

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Lewis FeldmanDana R. FetzLe Ann & George E. Fields, SrFrank & Janet ForsburgRobert B. FortJean & William W FoskettPeggy & Nadav FriedmannKendall & Lois FugateThomas FujisakaS. A. & Rhonda Rae Beaty GalloJenise & Greg GaskinPhyllis & Peter GibneySally A. Gillette-KahnJosephine V. GirouxDaniel J. & Lynn A. GirvanMarianne P. & Barton GledhillSteve GlennonBeverly L. & Martin R. GlickMadeline L. GrantDonna J. GravelleMarilynn Gray-RaineKaren GregoryMargaret GremoreRobert & Gail GroffGarry & Mildred GroverDouglas GutzlerNan H. GwynneGeorge & Mary HakeRita HallWanda & Harry HallDonald W. & Dorothy HareMarilyn & Darrell HarguthJames HattumVirginia HawksleyD. & E. HaydenDavid HeckHegenberger HoldingsLucy HendersonScott & Cheryl HendricksonEster L. HibnerJeffrey R. & Frances D.

HigginbothamMax & Irene HightowerRobert D. HillDonald J. HobanDr. Richard Hoedt, Jr D.D.SMr. & Mrs. Leo Hollenberg, JrPamela L. HowardIan HuebschKaren Hultman

H. Harvey & Marilyn HuntJames & Kathryn HuppertMary & Robert HussmannLance J. JacksonJane IncorporatedJoi JencuyahNancy JohnsonOrlina A. JohnsonPaulette JohnsonLois & David KailAdeline KallioSandra J. KasprzakBruce & Susan KaufmanElaine & Platon KavvidiasDorothea & Douglas KellShannon Pinckert &

Timothy Edwin KellyJeff & Elaine Corral KendallStephen & Marilyn Storm KestlerRobert M. KieckheferLeonell KingMonica & Don KingThomas & Sheila KlenowArthur KnappGerald & Rosette KochW. Scott KomotoHerbert & Reta KraneMarjorie KruegerBelle KrumholzKunios Auto RepairRonald KunzelmanJenny LambertLynda LangMarilyn Lee LapicolaCaron K. & Matthew LarkinMarjorie B. & Mark LeedsBarbara & Paul LefcourtRoy E. & Barbara L. LeimerVictor & Diane C. LeventhalHellen E. LezzeniMartha & Ronald LinekerIlene ListromLynda L. LodestroThomas & Kathryn Bennett

LoughranAntonia & Ralph P. LozonShary & David LuthyVirginia Macintosh & Andrew JahnEvelyn G. & Larry F. MagasTerry MagninNancy A. & Vincent L. MalinowskiJoyce MarlinMartinez Chiropractic CenterHenry T. & Irene C. MayoThomas & Frances Mc CrearyNeil W. & Barbara Mc DanielCarole Mc GearyTimothy McCreery Patricia PattonJames McDonnell &

Linda MarguliesMark McGrovernRobert R. McGueSteven & Elyse McIntireSheila & Dennis McKinnonPamela R. McNeillyCyril M. McRaeSusan MellyMichael M. Merriman

Patricia S. MewhaBarry MillerFlorence M. MillerLaurie MillerNancy Hattaway Miller &

Patrick J. MillerMarie MollartRalph & Virginia MoonPatricia Ann MorainVirginia & Ted & David MorisonHelen MorrisonWilliam & Carolyn MowrisMt. Diablo Women's ClubNorth Coast Fibers, Inc.Barbara & Dennis NummiKevin O'ByrneLaurie O'CallaghanJean & Albert OttingerPalm PressAshok J. & Urvashi A. PandyaMichael & Beverly PapsdorfPaul S. Read Real Estate AppraisalJane & Philip PaulsonEdmund C. PayneAnne & Kenneth PeckEliot & Elva PeckRoberto PenaBeverley D. & Robert PenzienJanice M. PerezSusan & Robert PhillipsW. Thomas PiggottCarolyn & Robert PlathDavid & Naomi PockellPaul Popenoe, Jr.Jennifer Joan PriceCatharine PronziniDeborah RayBetty & Richard ReadyKari & Robert ReesRuth H. ReevesLinda ReimannEsther & Gary ReitzCarl & Deborah ReynoldsMarie ReynosaDavid RicePhilip H. RiskenShirley RoachJohn M. RoebuckRobert & Vivian RollinJenny D. & Donald RoseRosalie H. RowseyRobert RoysterMike & Pat RubioSharon & Ivor E. SamsonLeanore SandersonJoyce & Walter S. SantosDorothy SattlerDoris & William ScanlinShahlia & Charlie ScerriGail SchickJoseph A. Schlemmer IIIRena SchonbrunKathleen A. & JE SchurichtHoward C. & Betty W. SeymourEleanor ShanahanMichael F & Gema ShieldsAimee & Stanley ShiraiBarbara & Robert Sholtz

Elise ShraderJagdeep K SidhuSidney S. Lippow Co. RealtorsBurton F SimmonsRussell SkeahanAlma SmartAlan & Joan E. SmithAndrew SmithJackson, Timothy & Linda SparksSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchFred J. & Nell P. StammJulia Lynn StephensRichard W. StevensGary StinebaughSuzanne & Roger StuartFrederick & Elizabeth StumppHelme SullivanJean King & Lyle V. SurdykMr. & Mrs. William SwensonCarroll SwiftJane F P TaggartPatricia & Steven TakahashiConrad G. TaylorMichael TedescoDr. Daniel J. & Margy TenenbergThe Learner Centered School IncJill ThompsonRobert & Beth ThurlowBarbara TiffanyVeronica TinongaBerry Todd & Nancy NorthSusie & Jeffrey TomWilliam TomlinsonDavid TrachtenbergUnited Way of the

Capital Area DonorsBrian & Kathleen UttingDonna R. ValerioRalph A. & Evelyn S. Van OrsdelTanya & Panayot VassilevskiMarilyn VaughtKaren Jane & Jeffrey VeselySusan J. VincentRaymond A. & Lynn P. WaespiNiels & Elizabeth WaidtlowIda & E. R. WaldenRobert & Jane WallaceRalph WaltersDennis J. WardJoan O. & John E. WardMary & Larry WatkinsLynne M. WaynePenny L. & Roger WestphalDonna H. WhiteSuzette Wicker HailDavid & Diana WilcoxsonSusan L. WilliamsonJames WongWorking AssetsNatividad & Vincent YapDavid A. & Adrienne N. YarnoldKiyomi & Gregory YimMarilyn ZaklanKathy & Howard ZenukFrances & Carlo ZocchiZuffenhausen Auto

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T h e y h a v e c h o s e n t odemonstrate that commitment bymaking a gift to Meals on Wheelsthrough their will or trust or bymaking a Planned Gift which willbenefit Meals on Wheels. Somedonors who wish to remainanonymous recently notified usthey have left a bequest to MOW intheir will. They shared that thereason for their gift was howimportant and helpful Meals onWheels is to some of their friends.

Meals on Wheels of ContraCosta is partnering with East BayCommunity Foundation (EBCF) togreatly expand the options youhave for making gifts to Meals onWheels. EBCF is a 75 year oldnonprofit organization withextensive experience in helping

donors gift stock and mutual fundshares , c losely held stock,restricted stock, S corporationstock, limited partnerships, realestate, other appreciated propertyand life insurance policies. Theseassets can be gifted immediately toMeals on Wheels, many withimmediate tax advantages to thedonor, or used to establish bequestsand Planned Gifts. We can nowoffer charitable lead trusts,charitable remainder trusts, pooledincome funds and life estate gifts.

To let us know of yourparticipation in MOW LegacyCircle, or to get more informationon making a gift or planned gift,p l e a s e c a l l P a u l K r a i n t z ,Secretary/Treasurer at (925) 313-6717.

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$176,368 raised over the years!

140,368 meals provided tohomebound eldersin East County!

Golf at Island Club Golf Coursein Bethel Island

Bowl at Harvest Park Bowl inBrentwood

Sponsored bySan Joaquin Yacht Club

Meals on Wheels (MOW) is proud to

announce the formation of the

Meals on Wheels Legacy Circle. The

MOW Legacy Circle is made up of

donors who are dedicated to

ensuring that Meals on Wheels is

here for all the frail elders who will

need us in the years to come.

Saturday, May 15