Mark your calendars now!
Join us for the
5th Annual High Tea & Hats
On February 12, 2012 at 2pm, a ballroom at the Peabody Orlando will be infused with an extra burst of color as more than 350 guest wearing vibrant hats come together to raise funds to help low-income and frail seniors. The 5th Annual High Tea & Hats fundraiser is expected to raise thousands of dollars to help seniors living in Orange and Seminole counties. Once again, The Peabody Orlando will be our gracious host and has absorbed most costs allowing proceeds from sponsorships, silent and chance auctions, and ticket sales to go directly to the programs and services that allow seniors to live independently.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, to donate auction items or to reserve your seat, please call 407-615-8979.
22nd Annual Turkey Trot 5k
Thanksgiving Morning
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Lake Eola, downtown Orlando
A Thanksgiving tradition! Flock to downtown Orlando on Thanksgiving morning and join us for the 22nd Annual Turkey Trot 5k run/walk & Tot Trot. Get in some exercise before the gravy & pies! Focus on having fun (with a little competition mixed in)! Wear your best Pilgrim attire, aprons, turkey hats and table cloths and come out to help raise funds to support our elderly.
For sponsorship information, call
407-581-9366 or Click Here for a Sponsorship Packet
To register to run, visit www.trackshack.com.
Sponsored in part by:
News 13, Kuykendall Gardner , Home Instead, Foley & Lardner, GA Food Service, Greenberg Traurig, & Seasons 52
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Help Fuel Meals On Wheels”
Your support has kept our mission on the road!
‘Help Fuel Meals On Wheels’ was a huge success and we have YOU to thank! We are lucky to have so many individuals and businesses offering their support. Over $3,000 was raised and each of our volunteer drivers will receive a $10 gas card to show them that the community is behind them in their efforts to feed our hungry seniors!
If you or someone you know is interested in helping to deliver meals to seniors in Orange County, please call 407.292.0177 x260.
Every weekday, over 1,000 meals are prepared and hand-delivered to Orange County’s hungry, homebound seniors by our army of 300 volunteers. Volunteers are the heart of Meals On Wheels – they are compassionate and courageous folks devoted to caring for our community’s elderly.
VOLUNTEER!
Be a Meals On Wheels Volunteer Driver
Approximately 300 volunteers are needed to deliver 5,020 meals each week in Orange County! The need for volunteers is growing every day, as more seniors turn to Meals On Wheels to help them remain independent and in their own homes. Most of our volunteers deliver meals one day a week, with routes that will take no longer than two hours to complete. Volunteer with your children or grandchildren! Meals On Wheels is a wonderful way to help teach responsibility and the importance of community service.
Create a Delivery Team
“Adopt-A-Route” is a simple way for corporations, church groups, social and service clubs to give back to the community. Seniors First will work with your company or organization to create a tailored meal route that will support our seniors and promote team building. Those who “Adopt-A-Route” will take on the delivery requirements of one route, one day a week (Mon-Fri) by providing a team of two for no more than two hours (between 9am and noon).
For information on how to get started call Lorraine Shumaker at 407-615-8982.
March for Meals:
March For Meals is an annual national campaign to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on a local level. Senior Nutrition Programs across the United States promote March For Meals in their local communities through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives. The campaign takes place in the month of March because it was during this month that the law was enacted that included Senior Nutrition Programs in the Older Americans Act.
1 in 9 seniors, in the richest country in the world, is hungry and they are often forgotten! So, How can you help? Donate, volunteer, check on your senior neighbor, spread the word! Another way you can help is to sign the Pledge and take action against senior hunger. Click take the Pledge and visit www.mowaa.org for more information. The goal is to end senior hunger by the year 2020. Together we will make sure no senior goes hungry!
High Tea & Hats
2011
The beautiful ballroom was filled with generations of tea and hat lovers at the 4th annual High Tea & Hats fundraising event!! Thank you to the fabulous committee, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and of course, YOU for all your support! We can’t express enough thanks to the Peabody Orlando for all their donations and wonderful contributions!
360 people attended the event, which included a “stylish hat” contest, silent and chance auctions, and traditional teatime fare –fresh fruits, sandwiches, decadent desserts and exotic teas. Meko dazzled us with his amazing harp and models from Orlando Premium Outlets strolled the ballroom. Alan Villaverde, managing director of the Peabody, was awarded the inaugural “Hats Off Award” for his overwhelming compassion for seniors. Over $40,000 was raised to support the programs and services of Seniors First that help seniors remain living independently!
The hats were amazing! Watch for more pix in Orlando magazines!!
