Greetings!

Here are the latest goings-on at CEO:

Shop at Whole Foods and Support Our Food Pantry (and many others!)

Shop at Whole Foods on Thursday 3/19 and support the Food Pantries for the Capital District, which provides food for CEO’s pantry and many others. 5% of the store’s total sales will be donated to the Food Pantries. For more information, please check out their flyer.

WIC Shamrock Shakes – Stop on by 3/17 and 3/18

As part of National Nutrion Month, our WIC program has been giving out samples of healthy foods and beverages, in an effort to introduce customers and staff to healthy alternatives to high-calorie options. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, WIC is handing out samples of their healthy Shamrock Shake, which is made with bananas, pineapple, mango, soy milk, and spinach. Trust me – you won’t even taste the spinach, but you’ll get all of the healthy benefits! Feel free to visit their office and try some, and also direct your customers to it!

General Foster Grandparent March Updates:

The public buses were hard to navigate for the seniors  on some days, but many of them made it to their sites to volunteer! After 5 meetings in January in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and  Hoosick Falls, we were able to complete the annual forms due for the grandparents.

The progress report for CNCS for 2014 was completed and sent on time. The FGP program staff is now working on the March trainings, quarterly visits to the sites, Advisory Board agenda, Mayor’s Day in April, the Spring Recognition Lunch for the Foster Grandparents in April and National Senior Corps Week in May.