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TheWHEEL ER Metro Meals on Wheels Newsletter — Fall 2013 report The Many Faces of Meals on Wheels New Look Cooking isn’t one of Marsha Oliver’s Nothing quite competes with home Notice something different about this favorite activities, but she happily cooking, but Marsha said the complete Wheeler Report? We thought so, and accepts her responsibility as her meals offered by Meals on Wheels we hope you like it. As we continue to household’s head chef. However, it’s a were a great temporary option, spread the word about Meals on task that she needs both hands to considering the surgery also prevented Wheels, it was time to refresh our logo accomplish, and when she had her from driving to pick up food shoulder surgery in August, it elsewhere. “I just automatically thought and newsletter to help tell the story of temporarily kept her out of the kitchen. of Meals on Wheels as part of the delivering nutritious food and solution,” Marsha says. independence. Look for exciting Marsha does all the cooking in her changes to our website and printed house because her husband Rolf is There’s a perception by some that materials in the near future, as well. legally blind. When she was unable to Meals on Wheels is a service reserved go about her usual duties, Marsha only for older individuals who can no knew that help was only a phone call longer cook for themselves. While many away. As Marsha recovered from Meals on Wheels clients fit that profile, surgery, the Arden Hills couple had a service is available to a broader daily meal delivered from Meals on audience. Meals can also be delivered Wheels. to those with long-term disabilities, or After spending a few weeks recovering, people like Marsha who are recovering Marsha was again ready to go back to from surgery or another short-term being the family’s main meal provider. ailment. The truth is, no Meals on Wheels client is the same, and people in all types of situations are able to benefit from the In This Issue daily delivery of a fresh, nutritious meal. As you’ll see from our clients’ stories, • Meals on Wheels Annual Report different life events have prompted them to take advantage of the service • Blizzard Box Blitz is Back offered by Meals on Wheels. • Another Great Meals on Heels Event Continued on Page 2 • Save the Date for Give to the Max Day Marsha and Rolf Oliver on vacation in Italy in 2010. Marsha credits receiving Meals on Wheels with helping her make a full recovery from a complicated surgery in 2009. givemn.razoo.com/story/ Metro-Meals-On-Wheels Maurice started receiving Meals on Wheels to help him as he manages his diabetes Many Faces Continued from Page 1 From Delivery Volunteer to Client Due to complications from Lenora Rasmussen spent years delivering diabetes, Maurice is also meals with her husband to those who needed partially blind, which make them in her North Minneapolis neighborhood. preparing healthy and “He drove, and I delivered the meals,” she says. nutritious meals difficult. He Never did she imagine that she would be on the relies on Meals on Wheels for receiving end. freshly prepared meals each day, After her husband passed away and health issues began and says he feels better now that to make it difficult for Lenora to prepare her own meals, she he’s getting that daily dose of nutrition. took the advice of a friend she used to volunteer with and “You get roast beef, and real salad,” says Maurice. “I’m signed up to receive meals. “I was driving and doing very happy with Meals on Wheels, because it allows me to everything people do on their own, and then all of a sudden, live my life normally.” I couldn’t get where I needed to go,” says Lenora, who is 83. Repeat Customers Lenora doesn’t consider leaving her home of 55 years an When Marsha signed up for meal service this August, it attractive option, and she’s found that Meals on Wheels wasn’t the first time the Olivers had enrolled. She had a has helped her remain in her home and keep some of her complicated surgery in 2009 and they received meals for six independence. “Without Meals on Wheels, I don’t know where weeks while she recovered. She said they considered some I’d be. It’s not just the meals that help me,” says Lenora, other options for home-delivered meals, but in the end as she also appreciates daily visits from volunteers. Meals on Wheels provided the best food for the best value. A Necessity for Living at Home Marsha credits Meals on Wheels with helping her get When Jackie Dunn, 56, was released from a care facility to back to health fast enough so they could take a vacation his home two years ago, he was happy to again live on his to Italy in 2010. own, but knew he would need some help. Jackie has a She says that when cooking at home and dining out on the number of physical ailments and also suffers from the weekends was off the table, she was happy that the option negative effects of a brain injury, making it difficult to to get Meals on Wheels existed. prepare meals for himself on a consistent basis. As a general rule, anyone over 65 who faces challenges in Jackie was happy to learn that he qualified for Meals on preparing meals for themselves, as well as people who Wheels, and he now considers it a service that he can’t live have a long-term disability or are recovering from surgery or without. “They’re absolutely necessary for me,” he says. another ailment, qualify for meals. Clients who have the In addition to the meals, Jackie appreciates the daily visits ability to pay are asked to contribute the cost of their meals, from volunteers, as his ailments prevent him from being as which is generally about $6. Donations to Meals on Wheels social as he would like. “The volunteers are very nice and are important, because they make it possible to serve friendly,” he says, adding that he particularly appreciates those who don’t have the means to pay full price for the the hand-decorated cards they bring on holidays. meals they receive. A Nurtritional Assist If you or someone you know might benefit from receiving Maurice, who is in his early 60s and lives in Minneapolis meals, call us at 612-623-3363 with any questions about says the meals he receives help him get the regular nutrition financial assistance and eligibility, he needs to manage his diabetes. He says he didn’t know or visit our website at about the service until a health care professional suggested www.meals-on-wheels.com . that he might be eligible to receive meals. Meals on Heels Raises $37K Metro Meals on Wheels Annual Report Hundreds of Meals on Wheels supporters FY2013 - Revenue and Expenses gathered on a beautiful evening Aug. 15 Revenue: $829,708 % of total at the Harriet Island Pavilion in St. Paul Individual Contributions $458,845 55.3% for the Fifth Annual Meals on Heels event. Corporations & Foundations $182,035 21.9% This year’s attendees sported incredibly Investment and Restricted Funds $74,362 9.0% imaginative and creative footwear and 12 Fundraisers and In-kind Donations $72,942 8.8% local restaurants brought forward Program Income $41,524 5.0% delicious menu offerings to make it a night to remember. Expenses: $815,516 % of total Program $671,785 80.2% Meals on Heels began with the intention Fundraising $105,960 13.0% of attracting a new generation of Meals on Administration $37,771 4.6% Wheels supporters and has gotten bigger and better with each year. We’re happy to FY2012 - Revenue and Expenses Revenue: $113,433 % of total report the following numbers from this Individual Contributions $80,205 70.7% year’s event: Corporations & Foundations $23,775 21% • 400 event attendees Other $9,453 8.3% • $37,000 raised Expenses: $115,787 % of total • 32 new volunteers signed up Program $92,874 80.2% Fundraising $17,103 14.8% Thanks to everyone who came out to Administration $5,810 5% Meals on Heels this year to make it a Note: FY2012 was only a three-month period due to the Board of Directors decision to wonderful event and to all the sponsors change the start of our fiscal year to April 1 to more accurately reflect our annual budget. and menu presenters who made the event possible! To see photos from this year’s METRO MEALS ON WHEELS BALANCE SHEET event, visit www.mealsonheelsevent.org . Assets March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 Current Assets $462,967 $344,960 Fixed Assets $12,708 $12,093 Other $2,000 $2,000 Total Assets $477,675 $359,053 Liabilities and Net Assets March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 Current Liabilities $174,718 $70,288 Net Assets $302,957 $288,765 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $477,675 $359,053 To view the full IRS Form 990, 2012-13 audit reports, and the full list of our donors, visit: www.meals-on-wheels.com/make_donation_charitable_status. A Special Thanks to Our 2013 Meals on Heels Sponsors NON-PROFIT Metro Meals on Wheels U.S. POSTAGE PAID 1200 Washington Avenue S., Suite 380 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Minneapolis MN 55415 PERMIT NO. 28900 ph 612.623.3363 fx 612.331.9401 www.meals-on-wheels.com Blizzard Box Blitz You can provide emergency meals to Meals on Wheels clients! You might not be ready to start thinking about winter yet, but here at Meals on Wheels, we’re already gearing up for the harshest days of the season.