DUDLEY - Tri-Valley's Nutrition Program is proud to announce it has partnered with Long Subaru of Webster during the holiday season to reach out to the community to encourage volunteerism for the program and publicize services for seniors.  This local effort is part of the Meals On Wheels Association of America's (MOWAA) participation in the national Subaru of America, Inc. "Share the Love" Event.  

As one of the five Subaru "Share the Love" Event charitable partners, the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is awarding $200,000 in "Share the Love" grants to local Meals On Wheels programs that partner with Subaru dealerships in the fight to end senior hunger.   The Nutrition Program at Tri-Valley, Inc. is eligible to win a MOWAA-Subaru "Share the Love" grant of up to $35,000 to help provide nutritious meals to homebound seniors in 25 towns located in South Central Massachusetts.

"We are honored to be part of 'Share the Love' for a fifth straight year," said MOWAA Interim CEO, Larry J. Tomayko.  "Subaru recognizes the importance of giving back to the communities it serves. Working together, MOWAA and Subaru are helping to provide more than just a meal; we're bringing warmth and compassion to so many hungry and homebound seniors who would otherwise go without."

The Subaru "Share the Love" Event runs from November 21, 2012 to January 2, 2013.   Subaru is donating  $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased during "Share the Love" to the customer's choice of one of five charities, including MOWAA. Over the past four years, proceeds from the Subaru "Share the Love" Event have provided funds to MOWAA to support its vision to end senior hunger by 2020. 

Tri-Valley is a private, non-profit agency.  The agency receives funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the Executive Office of elder Affairs and from the Federal government, under the Older American's Act, processed through the Central Mass Agency on Aging.  Funds are also received from other public and private sources.  All donations are welcome and memorials may be established. For more information about services or volunteer opportunities, please call Tri-Valley at 508-949-6640.

About Meals On Wheels Association of America

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the only national organization and network dedicated solely to ending senior hunger in America. MOWAA is the oldest and largest organization composed of and representing local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 states as well as the U.S. territories.  MOWAA's vision is to end senior hunger by 2020. To obtain more information about MOWAA or to locate a local Meals On Wheels program, visit the MOWAA website at www.mowaa.org.