HESSCO Elder Services Teams Up with Local Subaru Dealership to “Share the Love” this Holiday Season

Clay Subaru of Norwood is ringing in the holidays with HESSCO Elder Services as part of Subaru’s national “Share the Love” campaign.

Clay Subaru has signed on to deliver Meals on Wheels for HESSCO in the town of Norwood this holiday season.  Starting today, December 18, 2009 through New Year’s Eve, employees have volunteered to deliver Meals on Wheels.

“We are thrilled that Clay Subaru has stepped up to the plate to help us during the holiday season,” said Mary Raczka, Director of Communications and Fund Development at HESSCO Elder Services.  “Many of the seniors we serve spend the holiday season alone in their homes.  A nutritious meal from a friendly volunteer makes all the difference in the world. This person to person contact also serves as a check on an elderly person’s health.  We like to call it feeding the stomach and the soul” adds Raczka.

“1 in 9 seniors in America is facing the threat of hunger right now,” said Enid Borden, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA).  “Subaru’s commitment to our cause will truly help us provide the next meal “so no senior goes hungry.”

HESSCO Elder Services is dedicated to finding solutions to help those over sixty take full advantage of their later years.  The agency’s goal is to make it easier for older individuals and their families to access a comprehensive system of health and supportive services.” To learn the latest about services for the elderly in South Norfolk County or inquiry about volunteering, call HESSCO Elder Services at 781-784-4944 or visit www.hessco.org.

Meals on Wheels Association of America works every day with thousands of local Meals on Wheels programs and hundreds of thousands of volunteers who all share in the mission to end senior hunger.  The organization provides the tools and information its programs need to make a difference in the lives of others.  It also gives cash grants to local senior meal programs throughout the country to assist in providing meals and other nutrition services.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan.  Headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of approximately 600 dealers across the United States.  Subaru boosts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on EPA fuel economy standards.  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.

Pictured in the photo at Clay Subaru are Clay employees Crystal Wall on left and Susan Woods on right. 

Pictured in the elder’s doorway delivering Meals on Wheels are Clay Subaru employees Crystal Wall on left and Susan Woods on right.