Vol. 1 No. 4
Free to Every Home and Business Every Month
October 1, 2010
A Norwood Day to Remember Norwood streets were full of hustle and bustle on September 19, where residents, merchants, town officials and civic or-
ganizations gathered to celebrate the town. Here, Norwood News has captured some highlights from the day’s events.
The police department started Norwood Day by being the first car in the Parade.
Washington Street was flooded with people walking from booth to booth up and down the street.
Meals on Wheels: Serving the Norwood Community for 35 Years
BY CAITLIN FROST
The First Congregational Church began Norwood's Meals on Wheels program 35 years ago. The minister felt the need to deliver meals to the people in the
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town who are not able to go out and buy their own groceries. Other churches in the area felt this was such a great idea that they insisted on giving their support, and the local Meals on
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Wheels was born.
The Ellis Nursing Home provides the food, as well as the labor to cook the meals, and Meals on Wheels packages it up and delivers it to program partic-
ipants in the community. Norwood’s Meal preparers are able to cater the meal to the person’s dietary needs: foods can be cooked to be diabetic-friendly, pureed, or to any specified instructions. Meals on Wheels operates with a Board of Directors in order to crew the organization. Volun-
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teers deliver meals Monday through Friday at lunchtime to people who cannot shop or cook. The goals of Meals’ recipients are varied. Some long-term participants need ongoing meals for years, and some just need meals a few times a week. Meals on Wheels help people keep their independence while at the same time allowing them to stay at home. A great side benefit of the organization is the human contact between participants and volunteers. “We fill a nice void for the people,” Director Lisa Drummey
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NCTA Helps Revamp School Courts
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Nature Calls
Service Directory page 21
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Halloween Haunts
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