by Marie Nedich | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
July 19, 2017 Guest blog by Laura Kirkland Intern, Summer 2017 This morning, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dolby Laboratories into our Adopt-a-Building program. Our first two amazing volunteers, Allison and David, had a great time learning the ropes and meeting...
by Marie Nedich | Oct 12, 2017 | Story
COME TOGETHER “All of my grandchildren are mixed-race. I like it that way!” Right away, when you meet Mrs. Lee, you understand that the most important value in her life is community – bringing people together. That’s why the afternoon of March 25 was especially...
by Marie Nedich | Oct 12, 2017 | Story
HOMEBOUND VET GETS A HELPING HAND “Most of my family, my heritage, is all people that were in the military,” recounted Jack – one of 100 Homebound Heroes we serve annually at Meals on Wheels San Francisco through the Home Depot Foundation. “My uncle was a career...
by Marie Nedich | Oct 12, 2017 | Story
A VERY FULL LIFE Three years ago, Collin Lee retired from Muni, where he worked as a bus mechanic for thirty years. “I feel very fortunate. I get all this time, and I don’t have to work,” he tells me. “I feel I have to pay back my community. And I enjoy doing it.” Two...
by Marie Nedich | Oct 12, 2017 | Story
A VETERAN PROFILE Meals on Wheels client Henry, 65, is many things, but most notably he is full of stories to tell. A U.S. Army veteran, an outspoken sufferer of Sjogren’s Syndrome, and quite the conversationalist, Henry had a simple childhood in Alameda, just across...
