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Thanks to you all, we SACKED SENIOR HUNGER and provided Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake with $3000. This will provide 1500 meals for seniors in need who lost their funding. Thank you for everyone's efforts & contributions to make this kind of impact in our community in just a few short weeks. 

CTFOA Friends: Let's SACK SENIOR HUNGER!!  CTFOA invites you and all those you know to "brown bag" it at least one day in April and donate what you would have spent. Our drive will directly sponsor recipients' meal costs from Meals On Wheels of Chesapeake Inc.!!  Let's face it...eating out has become SO EXPENSIVE...so by skipping one fast food meal...you could provide 5 meals for a Senior in need! See below for details on how you can donate, or bring a check to the May meeting. 

Did you know that we are on Facebook? Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/CTFOA

These days its easier to update social media than websites so we tend to have more activity there. If you want to see what we've been up-to since our last blog post, please go to our facebook page and scroll to see all of the wonderful smiles. Between the St. Patricks quarterly celebration and the Flower delivery there is much to boast about as a member of our TF.  https://www.facebook.com/CTFOA/photos_by

2024 is off to a great start thanks to all our new and renewed members! 

At our February meeting we heard from Jeff Sodoma, Esq. He shared a wealth of knowledge about Elder Law including these helpful resources for seniors, their families, and their caregivers:

Senior Virginians Handbook

Legal Help for Virginians

A huge heartfelt “Thank You!” to all of our members and community partners.  Your love and support for our organization and the population we serve, ensures we fulfill our mission to focus on quality of life for Seniors in our community.  Because of you, we have made a difference: 

If you're a CTFOA member and available to join us on October 25th, you're invited to dress up and hand out your treats with us from 2-3:30pm.  We'll have Tidewater Arts Outreach artist, Craig Wirth, singing some Halloween Tunes!!  It's going to be SUPER FUN, so we hope you join us!!

What an amazing day!!!  So proud of our CTFOA members helping to spread the love to Seniors in Chesapeake!!  Thank you to everyone who helped us collect essentials and deliver meals!

DONATE ITEMS for our ESSENTIALS DRIVE!  We reached out to MOW to find a way to make the most impact, reaching isolated Seniors in Chesapeake.  They've identified 49 MOW recipients that are high need, and do not have much support.  We are collecting donations of everyday essential items, that are oftentimes difficult to fit into a budget.  CTFOA has paper products covered, so we have a list of the most requested hygiene & personal care products requested.  Please sign up with what you will be donating, so we are sure to have everything covered.  If all items are filled, you are welcome to bring extras to our meeting on the 1st.

JOIN US at our September 1st CTFOA meeting at the Chesapeake Lifestyle Center, bring your donations, and if you have time, stay after the meeting to help us put together the bags of donations.  We'll be delivering them on September 15, along with the meals as part of the United Way Day of Caring. 

CTFOA Members can SIGN UP to be a Driver to deliver meals or to ride along with a partner, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.  We'll start with a breakfast and volunteer orientation at 9:30am at the Chesapeake Lifestyle Center.  We'll head out at 10:45am to deliver meals and essentials  then you'll end the AMAZING morning by dropping off your empty MOW bags back at the Lifestyle Center. Routes take 1-1.5 hours, so you should be done by 12-12:30pm. Please note these opportunities are limited and only open to our CTFOA members.

THANK YOU to all who helped make our 2nd Annual SUMMER BASH at The Commons a HUGE success!!!  A special shoutout to our Community Service Committee for all their hard work and the LOVE they pour into it!  And we couldn't have done it without our AMAZING community partners...WaWa donated prizes, Tidewater Arts Outreach provided the beach-y fun entertainment, and the Chesapeake Kiwanis Club cooked up some yummy burgers, hotdogs, and all the fixins'!  We are beyond grateful for the valued relationships we have with our community partners. To see the Photos & Videos, click HERE

Once again, we want to thank each and every one of you who supported our CTFOA 2023 Stuffed Animal Drive.  Enjoy some photos to see the LOVE you spread: Google Photos

Update: Did you see we made the local news? Check out the clip here: City of Chesapeake youtube channel

We are bursting at the seams excited to kick off our 2nd Annual Stuffed Animal Drive for Seniors!  This year, we've made it super simple (and affordable!) for you to gift high quality, soft & cuddly bears to residents in Chesapeake Nursing Homes and Memory Cares.  

If you didn't participate last year...let us tell you...it was AMAZING to see the smiles on the faces of residents! It can get lonely and the teddy bears provided a wonderful sense of comfort & love. Let's beat last year's goal of 300 by sharing with your friends, family, and co-workers!  

Bears can be gifted via Venmo or Cash App, or pay in-person at our meeting on April 7th.  If you don't have either, and would like to pay via another method, call/text Julie Ulrich at 757-389-8864.

If you'd like to participate in delivery, or if you'd like your community to be considered to receive bears, please contact one of our Community Service Committee Co-Chairs, Morgan Aspinwall at: morgan@nextchapterva.com, or Lisa Johnson at: lisa@asilinsurance.com.