Meals on Wheels thanks volunteers with banquet

On Thursday, October 18, Meals on Wheels of Greater Springfield held its annual volunteer recognition banquet at the VFW in Springfield with more than 100 attending.
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Meals on Wheels Thanks Volunteer with Banquet Submitted by VT Journal on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 2:48pm Maria Contro expounds on volunteerism and thanks her volunteers at the Meals on Wheels of Greater Springfield Banquet. By Donna Allen SPRINGFIELD, VT - On Thursday, October 18, 2012 Meals on Wheels of Greater Springfield held its annual volunteer recognition banquet at the VFW in Springfield. With the theme of “Volunteers are Like the Rainbow; they travel miles and miles to reach the seniors”, the VFW was delightfully decorated and over 100 volunteers were in attendance. The VFW Club generously donated a delicious roast pork dinner. Wait staff for the evening included Terri Emerson, Senior Center Director; Linda Wilson, Senior of the Year 2011; Mary Habig, Director of the Current Bus; and Betty Perkins, Senior Center Advisory Board. They graciously volunteered their time to make the meal run smoothly. Sue Levine, Meals on Wheels Program Coordinator, handed out many door prizes and gifts, all of which were donated by area businesses and agencies, and a lively performance by the Firehouse Six was featured entertainment. These talented musicians captured full attention of the audience and were recognized for donating their time for this event. A terrific time was ad by all. The speaker for the evening was Maria Contro. Maria is Board Treasurer and “wears many hats” for the program. She stressed the importance of the Meals on Wheels program and the volunteer effort it takes to make it successful. She assured these Meals on Wheels volunteers that they help make the program work so well because of their commitment, loyalty, and dedication every day. She honored several volunteers who have been with the program for up to 20 years, and praised the hard working Meals on Wheels staff for the fabulous job they do. Many thanks go to the following businesses, agencies, and individuals for their generous donations to the event: Alice’s Restaurant, Baba-A-Louis Bakery, Black River Produce, Black Rock Restaurant, Chester Family Center, Christopher Fauver DDS, Citizens Bank, Coffee Reserves /Larry Pepin, Connecticut River Bank, Fitz Vogt, Green Mountain Coffee, Green Mountain RSVP and Volunteer Center, Heritage Deli, Hugging Bear Inn, Jiffy Mart-Chester, Lisai’s Market- Chester, Merchants Bank, Newsbank, One Credit Union, People’s United Bank, Pepsi Beverage Co., Shaws Market, Springfield Hospital, Springfield Mobile, Springfield Pharmacy, Springfield Savings and Loan, Stone Village Farmer’s Market, Sunshine Acres Nursery, TD Bank, The Current (CRT), Tina’s Hallmark, Vermont Country Store, Vermont T’s, VFW Post Springfield, Young’s Furniture and Appliance and Young’s Propane.