WPCNR CITY HALL TICKER. From Meals-on-Wheels, White Plains. March 21, 2007: As part of Mayors for Meals, a national campaign designed to call attention to the importance of Meals-on-Wheels programs in communities throughout the country, White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino delivered meals today to homebound residents of the city. By participating in Mayors for Meals, the Mayor demonstrated the crucial role Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains and its more than 120 volunteers play by distributing nearly 34,000 meals each year to those who are unable to shop or cook for themselves due to aging, injury or illness.
After arriving at White Plains High School at 11:00 AM, the Mayor was briefed on Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains’ operations by Susanna Sussman, Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains’ Executive Director. The pair then left to deliver meals to eight people on Route One, which includes the Battle Hill and Fisher Hill neighborhoods of White Plains.
“Mayor Delfino has been a long-time supporter of Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains,” says Susanna Sussman, Executive Director, Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains. “This is the second year that Mayor Delfino has joined this effort, and we are so pleased to have him on board. His participation in this event helps to draw attention to the vital role that our program plays in White Plains as well as the crucial role of our dedicated corps of volunteers.”
The Mayors for Meals campaign, led by the Meals on Wheels Association of America, involved more than 600 Mayors across the United States. Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains began delivering meals to homebound residents of White Plains in 1979. Volunteers currently deliver meals to about 75 people each weekday seven routes spanning the city. Meals are also delivered to a smaller number of individuals on Saturdays. For more information about Meals-on-Wheels of White Plains, or to volunteer, please visit http://www.mowwp.org, e-mail mowwp@yahoo.com, or call 914-946-6878.
