Genesee ARC Visits Nutrition Program

The Arc of Orleans County's Nutrition Program (Nutri-Fair/Meals on Wheels) played host to visitors from Genesee ARC on Friday, February 24th. Marketing/Production Manager Paul Saskowski, Culinary Arts Specialist Chuck Gugel, and Erik Goodrich got a full tour of the Albion congregate site from Nutrition Program Manager David Spaker, Admin. Assistant/Meals on Wheels Coordinatior Vicki Havholm, Head Cook Melissa Sullivan, and the staff.

Spaker and Havholm shared the day-to-day operations of the Meals on Wheels program including preparation and cooking, meal packaging, and delivery of routes. They also shared information on food vendors, frozen meals, machinery and supplies, and staffing.

The Arc of Orleans currently has four congregate sites in Albion, Medina, Lyndonville, and Kendall, and delivers meals to seniors throughout Orleans County five days a week. The Meals on Wheels drivers not only deliver delicious food, but often are the only contact some seniors have with another person during their day.

If you have a loved one in Orleans County that you think would benefit from the Meals on Wheels program, please contact Vicki Havholm, Meals on Wheels Coordinatior at 585-589-5424. The Arc's Nutrition Program is run in partnership with Orleans County's Office for the Aging.

Genesee ARC will be bidding on the contract for Meals on Wheels home delivery and seven congregate sites by the end of March. The Arc of Orleans wishes them well in this new endeavor.