[November 15, 2023 – Mentor, OH] – The Lake County Council on Aging is proud to announce that it will be participating in the 2023 Subaru Share the Love Event. As part of a national partnership with Meals on Wheels America, Subaru of America, Inc. and its retailers will donate a minimum of $300 to charity, like Meals on Wheels, for every new vehicle leased or sold from November 16, 2023, to January 2, 2024. Since the Subaru Share the Love Event began in 2008, Subaru and its participating retailers have donated more than 4.3 million meals and helped provide friendly visits to seniors being served by local Meals on Wheels programs across the country.
Participating Meals on Wheels America members, like Lake County Council on Aging, will receive a share of the donation raised by Subaru dealers in Ohio. Lake County Council on Aging has partnered with Adventure Subaru in Painesville and Ken Ganley Subaru in Wickliffe to raise awareness for the popular year-end sales and giving event, and drive support for Meals on Wheels through The Blizzard Bag Food Drive.
The Annual Blizzard Bag Food Drive will take place from November 16, 2023 through December 15, 2023 Our Subaru partners; Adventure Subaru in Painesville and Ken Ganley Subaru in Wickliffe will host a Blizzard Bag Food Drive box. Senior Centers throughout Lake County are also the proud hosts of a Blizzard Bag Food Drive collection box along with Council on Aging’s five nutrition sites and the East Ave business office. Blizzard Bags provide a 2-3 day emergency food supply for seniors in the Meals on Wheels program of Lake County Council on Aging, currently serving nearly 700 seniors every weekday.
“Support from partners like Subaru is critical for our ability to serve an ever increasing number of seniors reaching out for our services, especially with our Meals on Wheels program,” said Joe Tomsick, CEO of the Lake County Council on Aging. “The ‘Share the Love’ campaign helps us continue to provide the nutritional support that vulnerable, isolated Lake County seniors need, especially during the coldest of seasons.”
Bring your donation of a non-perishable food item, single serve and pull-top cans are helpful, to a Share the Love Blizzard Bag food collection box location. Non-perishable food items; such as, canned tuna or chicken, chili, ravioli, soup, single serving prepared meal, canned vegetable and fruit, packaged macaroni and cheese, crackers with cheese/peanut butter, trail mix, peanut butter, oatmeal, fruit juice or protein bars/drinks are high priority items to provide high nutritional content. Monetary donations (cash, check payable to LCCoA MOW, or credit) are welcome at the LCCoA office, 8520 East Ave, Mentor. For more information, please call Linda Llewellyn at 440-205-8111 ext. 241
“Meals on Wheels America is proud to partner with Subaru of America for the 15th consecutive year to enable more seniors to live with independence and dignity,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels America. “Since 2008, the Subaru Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 4 million meals and friendly visits to vulnerable seniors nationwide. We’re enormously grateful to Subaru and its retailers for their long-standing commitment to Meals on Wheels and the millions of seniors who depend on it for nourishment and companionship.”
This year’s Subaru Share the Love Event is on track to raise even more, proving there’s no limit to the amount of love we can all share.
By purchasing or leasing a new Subaru during the Subaru Share the Love Event and selecting Meals on Wheels as your charity of choice, you can help deliver nutritious meals and other important services to seniors right here in Lake County.
For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/sharethelove.
About Lake County Council on Aging – Celebrating 50 years!
Since 1972, the Lake County Council on Aging has been a trusted resource for aging adults, their families and caregivers. Our staff and volunteers work together to enhance the quality of life of older adults. Our mission is to provide aging adults and their support system with services and opportunities that will enable them to achieve an optimal, self-defined quality of life. Learn more at www.lccoa.org.
About Meals on Wheels America – Celebrating 50 years!
Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million staff and volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity. By providing funding, leadership, education, research and advocacy support, Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs to strengthen their communities, one senior at a time. For more information, or to find a Meals on Wheels provider near you, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company’s vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do.
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