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Executive Director's Message  

“God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.”  J.M. Barrie

I have experienced many wondrous and profound moments while working at Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland which will remain with me for the rest of my life.  I would like to share with you a few recent memories:

- Our agency has recently lost a good friend with the passing of Mr. Leroy Merritt.  Most of you know him as a successful businessman and long time Baltimore real estate developer.  Being a humble social worker, I did not have occasion to travel in such circles, but I did have the privilege of meeting Mr. Merritt as he was a long-time supporter of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland.  Every year he made a generous contribution to our mission, and he always left me with the impression of being a kind and caring gentleman.  We shall miss him greatly, but never forget him as he never forgot our clients and their need.

- I am proud to announce that we have two new corporate partners who have agreed to assist us in our mission.  For the first time our annual Culinary Extravaganza has a presenting sponsor- Kaiser Permanente! This year we celebrate our fifty years of community service and the event will be our best ever.  For details, please check out our event information by clicking here.   In addition, we have entered into a year long sponsorship with Geico Insurance to help us in many different aspects of our programs.  I want to extend my thanks to both of these wonderful organizations for joining us.  You will find their logos on our home page, and look for their presence on a Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland delivery van in your neighborhood soon.

-Maryland has experienced an historic snowfall which created challenges for all of us.  Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland was impacted by this event as well, but I am proud to report that only a few days of service were cancelled.  We consider our work to be analogous to second responders- that is not as important as first responders (Police, Firemen, Emergency Medical Technicians) but critically important to our clients.  To be hungry and alone during a snow emergency is a scary experience, and one that our agency must address.

Once again our volunteers were critical to our success and many of them braved the elements to assist. Check out the picture of superstar volunteer Mr. Larry O'Neill braving the elements to deliver to one of our clients.   We also were able to recruit some kind citizens with four wheels drive vehicles to help us during this crisis.  Caring individuals like Daniel Hurson of Annapolis who volunteered to help us reach out to clients in south Anne Arundel County.  My thanks and gratitude goes out to all the volunteers who remembered our client’s in need during this challenge.

We all hope that our memories remain lovely and poignant like roses.  When spring returns I for one shall be grateful.  With all the snow, my memory of grass and flowers seems to be fading.