Elks honor Meal Service volunteers

154 Home Meal Service Volunteers joined the staff and board of directors for dinner at Newark Elks Lodge #1249.

Home Meal Service Board of Directors Chairman Joe Brogan presented Elks Exalted Ruler James Sadler with a certificate of appreciation for the 10 years the Elks have hosted the dinner.

Hines Color provided the table decorations, cakes were from Wegmans, the centerpiece was donated by The Flower Mill.

Elected to the board of directors for a three year term were: Donna Chittenden from Sodus, Barbara Nittolo from Newark, Patricia Pope from Palmyra and Jay Short from Newark.

Re-elected for a two-year term was Martin Weber from Newark.

Executive Director Kathleen Denniston announced that in 2005 the volunteers had delivered 38,796 meals to 320 homebound Wayne County residents.

In addition, at their nutrition site, located at the Methodist Church in Sodus, site manager Betty Mayou and her staff of volunteers served 6255 hot noon meals to 680 participants and distributed 5100 bags of free food.

Service awards were presented:

• 5 years: Ted and Flora Appleton, Lucina Brogan, Roger and Roberta DeVries, Paul Ferindino, Ronald and Carol George, John Greene, Kathy Guilfoil, Judy Humphrey, Jackie Kouwe, William Lotz, Michael McGinty, Ralph and Barbara Metcalfe, Patricia Miller, Ron Miller, Glenn and Cynthia Moore, Christina Nelson, John and Nellie Pizzutos, Charles Plummer, George Rueger, Mary Sergeant, Melvin and Lucille Stickles, Maury and Jeanne Strobridge, Martin and Rita Weber
• 10 years: Brian Bedell, Cal and Joan Bucknam, Lois Gilbert, Ellie Giles, Bill Hall, David Hostetter, Karen Kehoe, James and Jean Magill, Maggie Nolan, Philip and Mary Paliotti, Jay and Becky Short, Darel Williams, Adeline Crawshaw
• 15 years: Lucille Reynolds
• 20 years: Lee and Mary Boice, Bob and Jane Culver, Donald Wilkinson

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