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department. Meals are planned to provide food as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating andHealth Canada’s Recommended Nutrient Intake. The meals are prepared fresh each day by the dietary staff at the Glen Stor Dun Lodge. Recipients receive an entrée, a soup, salad, gravy and dessert. But the whole experience is much more than a simple meal, which is served from Monday to Friday. It also provides home- bound individuals withmuch needed social interaction, a safety check as well as a daily visitor. But Mrs. Morin points that the 220 volunteers are all becoming older. “We need new blood,” she said. “Most of our volunteers are retired. We do work around their schedule though.” Volunteers also have the responsibility to report any unusual or at-risk situation or concern to the Meals on Wheels staff. Delivery routes have a total of 19meal deli- veries, so visiting is limited to a fewminutes for each recipient. Every year, the agency delivers more than 30,000meals and for Mary-Lynn Robinson, it has become a tradition. “My father used to do it, so I started doing it too,” said the volunteer. “I’ve been doing it for more than 10 years now.” A history of helping others In October 1969, several women fromall religious denominations were invited to at- tend ameeting at St. Paul’s United Church to endeavour to forman organization tomeet the nutritional needs of the elderly, disabled and convalescent in the community, who were unable to prepare their own meals. On April 6, 1970, Cornwall Meals on Wheels delivered their first meals to six recipients throughout the city. The meals were prepared by the Cornwall General Hos- pital. The program grew quickly and within a month, a second outlet was opened at Hotel Dieu Hospital to provide meals to six more recipients. In 1994, the Glen Stor Dun Lodge became themain outlet for meal preparation as well as recipient coordination. In 1999, for the first time in Meals on Wheels Cornwall’s history, a paid position was introduced.
Meals on Wheels looking for more volunteers
Andrée-Anne Morin, along with Mary-Lynn Robinson, both hold a bag used to keep distributed meals warm while they’re being delivered.
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
Meals-on-Wheels is a volunteer-based support service that delivers hot and nu- tritious meals to homebound citizens of Cornwall, who are unable to preparemeals for themselves. “We rely on volunteers,” explained An-
drée-AnneMorin, coordinator of the agency. “We have seven routes, which serve roughly 19 meals through the city. It takes about an hour and a half per route.” The organization operates in partnership with the Glen Stor Dun Lodge Outreach
A non-profit agency, which serves full sup- pers to over 135 individuals in the commu- nity, is in need of volunteers.
Une danseuse de Cornwall s’envolera bientôt pour la France à la compétition et de la remporter. Elle s’entraine depuis déjà 10 ans au studio de danse Double Création, à Alexandria.
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C’est au pays de l’ancienne Gaule que celle-ci prendra part à des cours enseignés par les meilleurs chorégraphes de ballet, de danse contemporaine, de danse salsa et de danse hip hop. Elle participera également à une séance photo avec les 29 autres danseurs invités à la tournée. Bien qu’elle profite d’une bourse de 500 $ pour le voyage, Julia Kuipers ainsi que sa mère, Dianne Kuipers, espèrent organiser plusieurs activités de collectes de fonds pour amortir le coût de la tournée.
Une danseuse de la région, Julia Kuipers, participera bientôt à une tournée qui pren- dra place à Paris. Suite à sa participation à la compétition de danse 5-6-7-8 Showtime à Mont-Trem- blant, la jeune femme de 18 ans a appris qu’elle avait été choisie parmi 2100 autres danseuses. « C’est un vrai rêve devenu réa- lité », a-t-elle déclarée. Suite à une chirurgie au genou, la dan- seuse a redoublé d’effort afin de participer
Julia Kuipers, participera bientôt à une tournée qui prendra place à Paris.
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