DECEMBER 2014
Whistlestock Helps Fund Community Breakfasts
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hanks to the wildly successful Fund-A-Need portion of the Whistlestock concert, Whistlestop is now offering a weekly Friday Community Breakfast. Thanks to Whistlestock attendees, we raised enough funds to provide breakfasts for up to 125 people each week through June 2015. Yvonne Roberts, Whistlestop’s Development and Marketing Director, said, “The breakfast is scheduled prior to the Friday Brown Bag Pantry food distribution, so it should be convenient for those most in need of a good hot meal.” Krista Pelletier, Nutrition Services Program Manager, said, “The Community Breakfast is an opportunity for those people 60 and older to come down to the Jackson Café from 8:30 to 9:30am for a delicious and healthy breakfast with fellow community residents. This program, in partnership with the County of Marin Aging and Adult Services, helps to provide older adults with adequate nu-
Volunteers serve Community Breakfasts every Friday at Whistlestop. trition, helps to reduce social isolation, supports independent living and helps to build a better quality of life for those that participate by linking them to other community based services. Because of the generosity and additional funding from Whistlestock, we will be able to expand the program from every other Friday to every Friday starting in December.” Lee Pullen, Director of Aging and Adult Services, said, “We are excited to partner with
Whistlestop. While we provide congregate lunches at eight sites in the county, we have not had a breakfast site until now. Besides providing nutritious food, these meals create community connection for older adults who otherwise might be isolated in their homes.” Learn more about the Community Breakfast by going to the Whistlestop website under Nutrition Services or by contacting Krista Pelletier, 456-9062, ext. 122. F
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