LAKE COUNTY ? Mayors for Meals is a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the vital programs local senior centers provide to seniors in the community. It was an opportunity for Lake County elected officials to see how the centers operate and take part in the delivery of Meals-On-Wheels.
Clearlake Mayor Joey Luiz helped prepare, pack and deliver Meals-On-Wheels with the Highlands Senior Center in Clearlake. Lakeport Mayor Stacey Mattina came to the Lakeport Senior Center and went with Meals-On-Wheels Coordinator Sarah Tansey to deliver meals to some local seniors. District 1 Supervisor Jim Comstock helped the Middletown staff prepare and deliver food as well.
The staffs of each center were excited to demonstrate what they do and how important a role they play in hundreds of lives within the county.
The senior centers and their programs are severely underfunded. Only by the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and a generous community of individuals and businesses offering both financial and in-kind support are the centers able to continue.
March for Meals donors
So far senior centers have raised $3,847.25 in this March for Meals. Supporters from this past week are Lakeport Lions Club, Floortown (Dan Larson), Clearlake Callayomi Masonic Lodge, Marilyn Kies, Jim and Judy Lieberman, Mona Locke, Glen Herman, Barbara Castaldo, Julie Acevedo, Nicole Acevedo, Deon Lax, Teresa Gottschall, Shirley Pemberton, Angie Hoerle, Teri Stanford, Betty Mills, Helen Lakey, Betty Pierce, Maria Paiva, Dick Lewis, Peter Pappas, MD, Michaele Snelling, Gary Luck, Richard George, Bill Letourneau, Antoinette Jackman, Mickey Price, Sandy Robertson, Jeff Craig, Viv Bathe, Janice Johnson, Charles Linker, Glenn Herman, Esther Filiau, Charles Binker, Bob Larson, Wanda Roe, Joy Velasquez, Judy Johnson, Bob McCain, Al Nadeay, Arveta Donehoo, Rose Chiesa, Jim Travers, Blanca Doren, Betty Cox, Tom Czosnowski, Bonnie Pavone, Martha Salmen, Nancey Butterncourt, Marsha Hopkins, Sally Owens, Debbie Frogue, Dawn Bodley, Martha Balsley, Bobbie Bridges, Katie Folk, Dawn Buckholtz, Katie Dorsey, Wally & Pat Cox.
Anyone interested in volunteering, or offering financial support should contact their local senior center at the following phone numbers, or by stopping by Middletown, 987-3113; Highlands Senior Center in Clearlake, 994-3051; Live Oak Senior Center in Clearlake Oaks, 998-1950; Lucerne, 274-8779; and Lakeport, 263-4218.
