Berkshire Bank Foundations Supports Meals on Wheels
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Bank Foundation and the Berkshire Bank Foundation, Legacy Region, have awarded Elder Services a combined grant of $10,000 in support of Elder Services' Nutrition/Meals on Wheels program.The Meals on Wheels program provides hot, nutritious, noontime meals to more than 1,000 Berkshire seniors each weekday. In the past year, Elder Services prepared and served more than a quarter-million meals. Over 200,000 were delivered as Meals on Wheels to the homes of frail elders who might not otherwise have had a hot meal or a friendly visit, and the remaining meals were served to seniors attending Elder Services' 14 group lunch sites, located throughout the county.
"The cost of preparing, serving and delivering hot, nutritious meals to Berkshire seniors continues to grow, said Robert P. Dean, executive director of Elder Services. “Our Meals on Wheels program relies on community support to keep Meals on Wheels rolling, and we are so appreciative of the grant provided by Berkshire Bank and Legacy Foundations.”
“We are pleased to be able to continue to support this important program for those in need throughout our county," said Peter Lafayette, executive director of Berkshire Bank Foundations. "We applaud Elder Services for the great work they do in serving homebound seniors with nutritious meals and friendly faces."
Elder Services' mission is to provide Berkshire seniors the opportunity to live with dignity, independence, and self-determination, and to achieve the highest possible quality of life.
The foundations, the charitable arms of Berkshire Bank, are dedicated to philanthropy and community involvement. Both foundations demonstrate their commitment to the communities in which they do business through providing grants, scholarships, and volunteer programs.
All of these efforts fulfill the goal of these foundations to help create healthy, vibrant, sustainable communities where educational and economic opportunities are available for everyone.
