meals on wheels
When times are tough, South Lake Tahoe volunteers and businesses step up
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 1:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As one would expect in South Lake Tahoe, the community has been coming together to help others during these trying times and uncertainty.
Base Camp Pizza has been one of those businesses that have helped out the community. On Friday they dropped off 120 pizzas, 75 salads and 100 pasta dishes to Bijou Community School for families there who were picking up kids' homework and other supplies to use for at-home study. Local girl scouts donated boxes of cookies to hand out.
Senior Citizen services and store hours in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 12:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The threat of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 is a scary one for all people, especially the more vulnerable citizens of the community including senior citizens.
The South Lake Tahoe Senior Center is closed but nutrition services are being provided on a "to go" basis. Those 60 and older can stop by Monday through Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. and get a hot meal to go for a $3 suggested donation. Their Meals on Wheels program serves about 80 seniors with hot meals delivered Monday through Friday.
South Lake Tahoe Senior and Recreation Centers closing in response to COVID-19
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/13/2020 - 10:22am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All public activities at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center and Senior Center have been suspended for the time being. The City of South Lake Tahoe is closing those activities per recommendations from Governor Newson's response to the threat of coronavirus-COVID 19.
At this time, the County Meals on Wheels program that operates out of the Senior Center will continue but the senior's in-person lunch program will cease for the time being.
The City of South Lake Tahoe has partnered with Barton Hospital, El Dorado County
The epic giveaways on KRLT with Ricky, Howie and Lisa - $120,000 and counting
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/06/2019 - 12:57am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - What do you get when you mix two angels with a comic on morning radio in Lake Tahoe? Daily cash giveaways that can turn an ordinary day into something magical.
It started on November 7, 2018. Ricky Reich, a local man who has become known as "The Angel of Tahoe's Guardian," walked into the studios of KRLT-FM on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline, Nevada. He had been listening to Howie Nave's Morning Rush shown on the station and wanted to pay homage to Lisa Maloff, the Angel of Tahoe.
Successful Caring Neighbors program in Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 2:01pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with Douglas County Social Services continue to offer the new program called “Caring Neighbors” that began in January 2017.
Trained Douglas County Sheriff’s Office volunteers, known as Citizen Patrol who have completed background checks, uniformed and trained can call or visit senior clients who live in Douglas County.
Fundraising talent show in Carson City to feature South Shore dancers
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 2:25pm
Event Date:
April 14, 2018 (All day)
Carson’s Got Talent, a talent show featuring performers from Reno, Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton and Yerington, hits the stage at the Bob Boldrick Theater in Carson City on Saturday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m.
The show, which will be emceed by local comedian Roger Diez, is a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels Carson City.
Judging the competition is a star-studded line up of regional celebrities:
Mark Estee, chef and restaurateur
Sierra Scott, grants director for the Nevada Arts Council
Rebecca Kitchen, KOLO 8 reporter
Big Mama's Show & Shine to raise funds for Douglas County Meals on Wheels
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 7:03pm
Event Date:
May 12, 2018 - 10:00am
Douglas County Senior Services are hosting their 18th annual Big Mama's Show & Shine Classic Car Show will be held on Saturday, May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Lampe Park Pavilion in Gardnerville, Nev.
Big Mama’s is a day of vendors, crafts, food, fun, music, and classic cars. This event serves as a fundraiser for the Meals on Wheels Program which delivers meals to the home bound seniors within Douglas County. The program is projected to serve over 29,000 meals to Meals on Wheels clients in 2018, and more seniors sign up for the program each week.
Volunteer drivers needed to deliver meals to seniors in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/14/2016 - 8:33am
The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program in South Lake Tahoe continues to have a great need for community volunteer drivers to help deliver lunchtime meals to homebound seniors and other vulnerable people. The meals are prepared by the Senior Nutrition Program and the volunteers deliver those meals.
Senior nutrition program in need of volunteer drivers to deliver meals
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 6:17pm
The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is currently looking for dedicated, caring volunteers in South Lake Tahoe to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens in the Tahoe Basin.
"We currently have a critical need for drivers in the Senior Nutrition Program in South Lake Tahoe," said Ruth Green, Program Coordinator for the Senior Nutrition Program. "We greatly appreciate the valuable service our volunteers provide! Without our volunteers many of the senior programs in our county would not be possible."
