LifePath’s office was once again filled with colorful works of Valentine’s Day art after children from Bement School, Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School, Colrain Central School After School Program, The Learning Knoll, Mohawk Trail Regional School, Northfield Elementary School, Petersham Center School, Petersham Montessori School, and Shutesbury Elementary School, along with residents of the assisted living community Arbors at Greenfield, created more than 800 handmade Valentine’s cards for delivery to LifePath’s Meals on Wheels recipients—200 more than last year! The cards had a brief stay in the office to be organized and counted before being brought to the Meals on Wheels kitchen in Erving for delivery.
One Meals on Wheels volunteer driver said, “The Valentine’s Day cards are a BIG HIT with the meals recipients.”
A new Meals on Wheels recipient called to send “her compliments on the meal program.” She described Meals on Wheels as a “fantastic program” and said she couldn’t believe the attention and work that goes into the nutrition and information provided. She also said receiving a handmade Valentine’s Day card was “just delightful.”
Another couple who receives Meals on Wheels said about the cards, “They were fabulous. We were surprised and delighted.”
“I enjoyed getting a Valentine’s Day card. It was nice that the schoolchildren made cards,” said a third recipient.
Jane Severance, Nutrition Program Director at LifePath, describes how the handmade cards are still displayed in meal recipients’ homes 6 months later, affixed to their refrigerator or placed on their side tables.
If you or someone you know lives in Franklin County or the North Quabbin region, is age 60 and older, and would benefit from receiving a hot noontime meal, please call LifePath at 413-773-5555.
