September

Wintalyka Issue 3 / 2013
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Meals on Wheels and
KIA in Wollondilly
by Wendy Evans
Meals on Wheels ‘More than just a Meal’ and KIA at
Work in Wollondilly
Recently one of our volunteers was delivering meals to
a client whose husband was in a nursing home in our
Shire. The volunteer noticed that the client was upset and
proceeded to enquire if she was all right. The client said
that she had just received a call regarding her husband
from the staff at the nursing home saying that he was not
very well and she should come as soon as possible. The
client told our volunteer that she had no way of getting
to her husband’s bed side to be with him. The volunteer
made contact with the MOW office to advise them of this
lady’s plight.
Mow staff contacted the client and the “ball started to
roll”. Within half an hour the client was picked up in the
fabulous KIA Carnival and taken to the nursing home
to spend precious time with her husband. If it had not
been for this client getting her meal and the very caring
volunteer asking her why she was upset, it could have
been a very distressing and lonely time for the client and
her husband.
Sadly our client’s husband passed away, but I have seen
the client several times since and she still has nothing but
praise and thankfulness for the support given to her in
this special time.
This story definitely proves that Meals on Wheels is
not just a food delivery service, but as the slogan says is
“MORE THAN JUST A MEAL”.
Special thanks also go to KIA Australia for their support
to our service with the use of the KIA Carnival. THANK
YOU KIA!
Wendy Evans
Wollondilly Support and Community Care Inc...
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