WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
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Recognition
Meals on Wheels wholeheartedly appreciates our dedicated volunteers and staff, generous donors, and community supporters.
Staff & Community Recognition
Delivery Drivers Create Holiday Stocking Gifts for Clients
Our delivery drivers filled holiday stockings with essentials and fun activity items to gift for nearly 100 clients. Each stocking was personalized with each client’s name written in glitter. This project and the teamwork in donating materials, time and effort arose organically within Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa.
Government, Corporate & Community Supporters
El Sobrante Library Partners with Meals on Wheels
Thank you El Sobrante Library for inviting us to exhibit on February 14, 2023. We appreciate your hospitality and partnership for increasing food security for our community seniors. It was a sweet way to inform patrons about client services and volunteering on Valentine's Day.
February 2023
Omulu Capoeira Creates Holiday Cards for Clients
Thank you Omulu Capoeira students for creating greeting cards for the clients. The cards spread colorful holiday spirit to the seniors and lets them know that you thought of them over the holidays. View the video
December 2022
Troop 402 Donates Holiday Wreaths for Clients
Thank you Troop 402 for your fundraising efforts to donate over 40 fresh wreaths from Oregon for senior clients. The wreaths will brighten their holiday both in beauty and scent of the forest. Your community service is especially meaningful during the holiday season.
December 2022
Chevron Richmond Donates $5,000 to Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa
Thank you @ChevronRichmond for donating $5,000 worth of gas card funds in the tradition of GivingTuesday. Your continuing support for our program and delivery drivers not only recognizes our efforts, it ultimately benefits the senior clients. We are honored to be among your 15 recipients. Read the press release.
November 2022
Phillips 66 Donates Gas Cards to Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa
Thank you Phillips 66 for donating $500 worth of gas cards. This gift helps with the essential task of delivering meals to clients. Additionally, we appreciate your volunteers' ongoing personal commitment in delivering meals. Your financial donation and hands-on actions are exemplary contributions to the community.
June 2022
Chevron Richmond Donates Gas Cards to Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa
Thank you @ChevronRichmond for donating $2,500 worth of gas card funds. Your support for the second consecutive year assists with the ongoing essential work of delivering meals to clients.
April 2022
Subaru Shares the Love
Thank you Subaru, Port of Richmond for providing four additional volunteers to deliver meals to clients. Your hands-on contribution is especially helpful during the Covid-19 pandemic. We appreciate your ongoing dedication to Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa and our clients' nutritional needs.
Fairmont Elementary School Students Create Holiday Cards for Clients
Thank you Fairmont Elementary School students for making holiday cards for senior clients. Your creativity in the cards spread colorful holiday cheer and new year greetings to the seniors and lets them know that you care. We appreciate the educators' and facilitator's coordination to gift the students' season's joy to the seniors. View sampling of the cards.
Troop 402 Create Holiday Cards for Clients
Thank you Troop 402 for your community service in making holiday cards for senior clients. Your creativity in the cards spread colorful holiday cheer and new year greetings to the seniors and lets them know that you care. View sampling of the cards.
Omulu Capoeira Group Makes Holiday Cards for Clients
Thank you Omulu Capoeira martial arts group students and parents for making holiday cards for senior clients. Your creativity in the cards spread colorful holiday cheer and new year greetings to the seniors and lets them know that you care. View sampling of the cards.
Pinole Mayor Norma Martinez-Rubin Tours with Meals on Wheels
Thank you Mayor Norma Martinez-Rubin for visiting Meals on Wheels West Contra Costa County, and taking a Caravan Tour to deliver meals and meet clients October 2021. The staff and clients appreciate your support to promote food security for seniors.
Meals on Wheels Exhibits at Pinole National Night Out
We participated at National Night Out on October 5, 2021 at Fernandez Park hosted by the Pinole Police Department. Visitors asked about volunteering, new client information, and contactless delivering.
Phillips 66 Volunteers Deliver Meals
Thank you Phillips 66 Refinery in Rodeo for providing a team of volunteers who deliver meals continually. Your volunteers' enthusiastic community service to Meals on Wheels clients energizes the food security of seniors in West Contra Costa County.
Subaru of America Spreads the Love
Thank you Subaru of America, Port of Richmond for providing a team of volunteers who deliver meals continually. Your compassionate actions for Meals on Wheels' clients is a driving force of your "Love Promise Community Commitment" to West Contra Costa County.
San Pablo Mayor Arturo Cruz Rides with Meals on Wheels
Thank you Mayor Arturo Cruz for going on a Ride Along to deliver meals and supporting Meals on Wheels. It was our pleasure introducing you to the meal delivery process, and the staff and clients in January 2020.
Chevron Richmond Donates To Meals on Wheels
Thank you @ChevronRichmond for donating $12,500 worth of gas cards during this crisis. This gift from the Richmond Refinery will help to fuel our meal deliveries and continue supporting clients living in West Contra Costa County.
Essential workers honored by a mural on an East Bay golf course.