Subaru’s 10th annual Share the Love Event ® will provide home-bound seniors in the Lehigh Valley with nutritious meals, compassion
(Allentown/Bethlehem, November 16, 2017) – Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County and Meals on Wheels of Northampton County are proud to announce that they will be participating in the 10th annual Subaru Share the Love Event as a member of Meals on Wheels America – one of four national Share the Love charitable partners supported through the promotion.
From November 16, 2017 to January 2, 2018, Subaru of America will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased to the customer’s choice of participating charity. Last year, Meals on Wheels of Lehigh and Northampton counties collectively received $29,568 from the Share the Love event which funded 15,982 meals for the home-bound seniors and adults with disabilities whom the agencies serve.
Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County is partnering with Ciocca Subaru in Allentown, and Meals on Wheels of Northampton is partnering with Faulkner Subaru in Bethlehem. Each agency will receive a share of the donations raised by Subaru in Pennsylvania.
“We are thrilled to work with Subaru through the Share the Love campaign,” says JoAnn Nenow, Executive Director at Meals on Wheels of Northampton County. “The impact that this partnership has had on the people we proudly serve in our community has been nothing short of amazing.”
Michele Grasso, Director of Development and Communications at Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, adds: “This year we need to raise $650,000 to meet the need for home-delivered meals, friendly visits and well being checks for 465 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities each weekday. We truly appreciate Subaru of America for supporting our program and hundreds across the country through the Share the Love event. ”
“For the past 10 years, Subaru of America has partnered alongside the Meals on Wheels network to deliver nutrition, companionship and comfort to our nation’s most vulnerable seniors,” says Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels America. “Since 2008, Subaru’s Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 1.7 million meals to seniors served by Meals on Wheels. Funds raised through this year’s event will come at a critical time for our network, allowing our boots on the ground to deliver even more of these critically needed services. ”
This year marks Subaru’s 50th anniversary in the U.S., and for the second year in a row, there will be no cap on the total donation from Subaru of America to its Share the Love charitable partners. At the end of this year’s initiative, Subaru hopes to exceed a grand total of $115 million donated since the creation of Share the Love to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event. For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/sharethelove.
About Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County:
Each weekday, Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, a nonprofit agency, serves 465 home-bound seniors and adults with disabilities living throughout Lehigh County. 848 individual and group volunteers deliver almost 167,000 meals each year, more than 7 million since 1971. Volunteers also provide a social connection and a well-being check. The agency also offers grocery shopping services to almost 200 clients. For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelslc.org.
About Meals on Wheels of Northampton County:
Meals on Wheels of Northampton County is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission for more than 45 years has been to support healthy living for home-bound seniors and adults with disabilities through the delivery of nutrition services, grocery shopping and wellness visits. In 2017, it prepared more than 567,000 hot and cold, medically tailored meals for Northampton County clients and to those served throughout the Lehigh Valley through meal contracts. For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelspa.org.
About Meals on Wheels America:
Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest national organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network exists in 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. 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 Corp. of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 620 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. Over the past 20 years, SOA has donated more than $120 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged more than 40,000 volunteer hours. 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.
Michele Grasso, MPA
Director of Development and Communications
Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County
4234 Dorney Park Rd.
Allentown, PA 18104
www.mealsonwheelslc.org
