MOW Gazette
December 2011
www.gobroomecounty.com/senior/mow
Blizzard Box/Emergency Meals
Getting Additional Emergency Meals
Once you use the Emergency Meal tray,
This month we will distribute Emergency
you may request another – just in case we
Meal trays to Meals on Wheels recipihave another snow day. Just return the
ents. Each tray contains “shelf stable” food
products such as a canned dinner, dried milk card with your name on it that is on the
tray. Another tray will be delivered. The
and crackers. They can be stored on a shelf
and do not require refrigeration. Each tray has cost of these meals will be on your next
statement.
enough for 2 meals: lunch and dinner.
These meals are intended for the winter
months when we are unable to deliver meals
because of bad weather and road conditions
which make it dangerous for our volunteers to
drive to your homes.
The meals this year are:
-Beef stew, juice, apple sauce, cookie and
non-fat dry milk (NFDM)
-Tuna, mayo, juice, fruit mix, peanut butter
crackers, NFDM
-Chicken noodle soup, juice, low sodium
∗ Here is our procedure:
saltines, fruit mix, NFDM
⇒ In the City/Town of Binghamton, served
-Beans & Franks, juice, Goldfish, applefrom our main office:
sauce, NFDM
Watch/Listen for television and radio announcements: “Meals on Wheels in the City You may want to have other items on hand
of Binghamton is closed.”
just in case a storm leaves you without
In Rural Areas: Whitney Point, Harpursville, Windsor, Conklin, Kirkwood
and Chenango Bridge
Listen & watch for school closings. When
schools in your area are closed, no meals will
be delivered.
∗
Paying for the meals
After the Emergency Meal tray is delivered,
the cost of the 2 meals will appear on your
next statement. If you don’t want the tray of
shelf stable, emergency meals, you may
RETURN IT UNOPENED the NEXT DAY
⇒
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electricity or access to food. Good shelf
stable ideas include soups (many have a
flip tab for easy opening with the gift we
gave you last year), fruit, vegetables, and
peanut butter.
Broome County Office for Aging…..bring seniors and services together!
Famous December Birthdays:
1. Ava Gardner _____
2. Bette Midler _____
3. Frank Sinatra _____
4. Emily Dickenson _____
5. Eli Whitney _____
6. Humphrey Bogart _____
7. Howard Hughes _____
8. Don King _____
9. Martin Van Buren _____
10. Phil Donahue _____
11. Rudyard Kipling _____
12. Sandy Koufax _____
13. Steven Spielberg _____
14. Tiger Woods _____
15. Walt Disney _____
16. Woodrow Wilson _____
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F.
G.
H.
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J.
K.
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Boxing Promoter
U.S. Inventor/ Cotton Gin
Businessman/Aviator/Spruce Goose
T.V. Show Host
U.S. President #28
Actress/ MGM/ Mogambo/ Show Boat
Member of the Rat Pack
U.S. Film Maker/ Animation
Singer/Actress/ The Divine Miss M
19th Century Poet
U.S. President #8
Author/ Jungle Book
Baseball Player/ Dodgers/ Left Handed
Golf Pro/ Eldrick
Film Director/ Jaws/ E.T.
Actor/ Film Star/ Casablanca
•
December is the twelfth month
in the
Gregorian Calendar.
• It was the tenth month in the
old Roman Calendar!
• December got its name from
the Latin word “decem” meaning
ten.
• Birthstones:Blue Topaz,
Turquoise, & Zircon.
• Flowers: Paperwhite Narcissus
symbolizes self esteem &
sweetness.
1.) F
2.) I
3.) G
4.) J
5.) B
6.) P
7.) C
8.) A
9.) K
10.) D
11.) L
12.) M
13.) O
14.) N
15.) H
16.) E
Have a Safe & Happy Holiday Season!
At Meals on Wheels we appreciate contributions toward the meals you receive.
Most of you receive a statement each month for the meals ordered the previous month.
We gladly accept cash, check or EBT/ Food Stamps.
No one is denied service because they cannot contribute.
M.O.W. Gazette: Broome County Office for Aging. Kathleen Bunnell, Director.
. This is a monthly publication for M.O.W. If you have any questions, please call 778-6206
The nutrition program is sponsored by the U.S. Administration on Aging,
New York State Office for Aging and Broome County.