Mission Statement:
One Good Meal is a not-for-profit incorporated organization dedicated to providing hot meals to seniors and home-bound regardless of income.
Accomplishments and Goals:
Since its beginning in 1995, One Good Meal has continuously served mid-day meals Monday through Friday to seniors and handicapped individuals regardless of income.
Over the course of those years, the number of individuals served has grown from 15 to currently over 100. Because One Good Meal exists, anyone in need can receive a hot, nutritious meal.
One Good Meal thanks to Hy-Vee for their many years of support. Hy-Vee supplies the main dish and vegetables at a reduced cost and city funds go to help purchase the Styrofoam containers. Volunteers supply the desserts
In 1995, Betty McKnought had the idea to serve the elderly and handicapped in Lee's Summit because the need exceeded the capacity of Meals on Wheels.
One Good Meal started with good intentions and five women. Currently there are over 155 people on the list to receive meals with an average of 108 meals served daily.
Our mission statement clearly defines our job as serving the elderly and handicapped one meal five days a week regardless of income. One Good Meal decided to forego most of the government funding available for organizations like it because the necessary controls restricted menus and clients.
One Good Meal has raised funds trough a number of activities over the years, from selling cookbooks to penny drives, from annual fall nut sales to spring garage sales.
As a completely volunteer based organization, One Good Meal needs your help to support the growth seen over the last 5-10 years.
Top 3 Urgent Needs:
1)Funding - Volunteers deliver over 100 individually wrapped meals weekdays at lunch. With the increase in number of individuals served, there is an urgent need to develop a steady source of funding.
2)Drivers - for meal delivery. Every day at least 10 people are needed to deliver the meals to all our clients. Baking for 140 people, 10 of which are on no sugar diets is a daunting task.
3)Baking Volunteers - to bake desserts. Deserts for 140 people 10 of which need to be no sugar.
Fox 4 Highlights One Good Meal:
They might not even realize it, but people lining up to buy fireworks at some stands in Lee's Summit are helping an organization to feed the elderly and homebound, just one of 20 non-profit groups being helped by fireworks sales in the city.
FOX 4's Stefan Chase is Working for You with the report.
Opportunities for community service exist at One Good Meal through meal delivery, desert baking and kitchen help.
For more information on volunteer opportunities call Roberta McArthur at
816-547-6394 or e-mail us at onegoodmealinfo_gmail.com
One Good Meal has been working hard to develop a funding model to support the growth of the program.
The goal is for corporate and private funding to represent 25% of the total income for the program. The remaining 75% of the income is derived from client payments for meals served.
We have discovered an unmet need in Lee's Summit. One Good Meal was created as an open invitation to anyone in need. Our immediate goal is to continue to deliver hot meals to our clients in their homes.
Your monetary contribution can be made today. Mail your investment to :
One Good Meal
P.O. Box 2222
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Lee's Summit, MO 64063-2919
E-mail Address: onegoodmealinfo_gmail.com
Phone: 816-547-6394
Director: Roberta McArthur
Please mail checks to:
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