Local News Report on Meals on Wheels Funding
The Greenfield Recorder and Athol Daily News this week published an article called Meals on Wheels providers sounding alarm amid looming budget deficit. The Meals on Wheels program projects significant funding deficits in the coming year. We appreciate these local papers’ attention to this issue and journalist Erin-Leigh Hoffman’s efforts to hear from multiple
Self-Care and Helping One Another Has the Greatest Rewards
Hooray everyone! We have already reached the half-way point through this cold and snowy winter season. It’s incredible how fast 2026 is flying by. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all this shoveling. The good news is that there are some bright spots in the mix as we make our way through
Handmade Valentine’s Cards Bring Joy to Meals on Wheels Recipients
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
Walter Harubin, 105, Enjoys Living in the Home He Built, With Help from LifePath’s Meals on Wheels
Walter Harubin, who turned 105 on February 8, is sitting in his bright living room with large, exposed wood beams in Whately, MA—a living room he built. “I built this house, 85% of it myself, it took me three and a half years when I was only 40 years old . . . Every minute,
Local Nonprofits Unite to Combat Food Insecurity Crisis
On November 14, 2025, LifePath, United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region (UWFH), and United Way of North Central Massachusetts (UWNCM), announced a joint effort to sustain relief for thousands of local residents, focusing on the ongoing food insecurity crisis affecting one in two households in our region.
The three organizations are partnering to rapidly
LifePath’s Meals on Wheels Program Continues, Despite Federal Challenges
Many of you are reading this article on the day of LifePath’s Annual Walkathon: Saturday, October 18. Registration and check-in begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, with the event starting at 10 a.m. All are welcome, and there’s the additional incentive of the Fall Food Festival and Car Show beginning at
Locally, A United Front in Support of Meals on Wheels
On Tuesday, January 28, we welcomed some special guests to tour the Meals on Wheels kitchen in Erving, MA. State Senator Jo Comerford and her District Director, Elena Cohen, along with State Rep. Susannah Whipps, joined state government officials Secretary Robin Lipson of
Children and Elders Create Handmade Valentine’s Cards for Meals on Wheels Recipients
Children from Buckland Shelburne Elementary School, Northfield Elementary School, Petersham Montessori School, Shutesbury Elementary, Four Corners School, The Learning Knoll, and Petersham Center School, along with residents of the assisted living community Arbors at Greenfield, created more than 500 beautiful cards for delivery to LifePath Meals on Wheels recipients on Valentine’s Day.
Charlie Cornish, LifePath’s Home
My Thirty Years with Meals on Wheels
I became a Meals on Wheels (MOW) driver in the spring of 1994. (This spring will be 30 years!) Prior to this time, I had left work with a for-profit company that I had been with for 13 years. I had left because my husband’s parents needed daily help in the home and I felt
A Huge Thanks to Montague Lodge of Elks #2521!
On Monday, January 29, LifePath was visited by Judy and Steve Dacyczyn. Judy and Steve are both former Exalted Rulers at the Montague Lodge of Elks #2521, and they know how important the nutritious meals and wellness checks from LifePath’s Meals on Wheels program can be to those in their community. Through a competitive grant-writing
Take Flight at Northfield Mount Hermon’s Free Concert, While Supporting Meals on Wheels!
For the twentieth year, the Northfield Mount Hermon Instrumental Ensembles will again host a benefit concert for LifePath’s Meals on Wheels program. The concert is scheduled for Sunday, February 18th, at 3 p.m., on the beautiful Northfield Mount Hermon campus in the Rhodes Arts Center, at 1 Lamplighter Way, Gill, MA. The concert is free
Subaru “Share the Love” Program
Over the past 15 years, Subaru and its retailers have partnered with Meals on Wheels America to enable the delivery of more than 4.3 million meals and friendly visits to older adults served by the Meals on Wheels programs.
Over the last 5 years, LifePath has earned more than $24,000 by participating in the Subaru Share