Friends of Indio Senior Center - July 2010

DEAR EYE ON THE DESERT, IN YOUR SPOTLIGHT ON THE INDIO MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, THERE WAS A STATEMENT MADE IN THE INTRO TO THE SPOTLIGHT SEGMENT THAT WAS INCORRECT. INDIO MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT THE ONLY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM DELIVERING MEALS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. JOSLYN CENTER’S MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM ALSO HAS ALL VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS ARE TRUE GIVERS FROM THE HEART, BECAUSE THEY GET NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR GAS, MILEAGE OR TIME SPENT DELIVERING MEALS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 35 INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS EACH WEEK DELIVERING MEALS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE THIS CORRECTION MADE PUBLIC, AS MY PHONE HAS NOT STOPPED RINGING FROM OUR UPSET VOLUNTEER DRIVERS THAT WATCHED YOUR SPOTLIGHT SEGMENT ON THE INDIO MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE JOSLYN CENTER’S MEAL ON WHEELS PROGRAM IS FUNDED TOTALLY BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. ROBERT ELIAS, Ed.S. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES THE JOSLYN CENTER 760-340-3220