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Grant from the Friedman Family Foundation Received

A grant from the Ronald and Susan Friedman Family Foundation has been received for the purchase of equipment to enhance the Meals on Wheels kitchen operation. The $17,762 grant will be used to purchase a new freezer, a holding oven, a Bermixer (hand mixer), and a vacuum packaging machine. With the recent expansion to five-day service, this equipment will increase the production capacity of the facility by providing additional food storage space, temporary food holding at safe temperatures, and the preservation of foods for future use.

State College Meals on Wheels thanks the Friedman Foundation for this generous grant that will improve our ability to provide nutritious home-delivered meals five days per week to our clients throughout the Centre Region. 

Ruth H. Dreibelbis Memorial Fund

State College Area Meals on Wheels has established a fund in memory of Ruth Herman Dreibelbis. The fund honors the beloved, long-time volunteer at Meals on Wheels who passed away in June 2013 at the age of 106. Ruth volunteered at Meals on Wheels until the age of 92.

The objective of the fund is to generate income to offset the ever-rising cost of food, labor, supplies, and equipment in order to secure the future Meals on Wheels, thereby ensuring that nutritious home-delivered meals are available to aged, handicapped, and convalescent individuals in our community who cannot prepare meals for themselves.

If you would like to donate to this fund, please send your tax deductible contribution to:

State College Meals on Wheels
P.O. Box 1235
State College, PA 16804

Please write on the check memo line: Ruth Dreibelbis Fund, or include a note with your check.

Thank you for considering a donation to State College Meals on Wheels!