Special Volunteers Needed for:

  • Adopt a Grandparent: BMOW is looking for volunteers to "adopt" one of our seniors. Currently, volunteers spend time with their adoptive grandparents by writing letters and/or phoning them once a week. Call Colleen at 954-731-8770 ext 6927 for more information.
  • Read to Feed:
    Volunteers are needed to assist us in contacting schools to particpate in this year's Read to Feed Seniors Campaign. Call Colleen at 954-731-8770 ext 6927 for more information.
  • March for Meals: Our annual March for Meals campaign needs volunteers to help make follow up phone calls and solicit donations from restaurants for our Dine Out Auction.Call Vickie at 954-731-8770 ext 6934 or Colleen at extension 6927.
  • 25th Anniversary Gala (2009): BMOW celebrates our 25th Anniversary in 2009. To commemorate the occassion we are already planning a Gala. Volunteers are needed to help us coordinate the event, publicize the event, and solicit sponsors, donors and auction items. Call Colleen at 954-731-8770 ext 6927 for more information.

 

 

 

Office Volunteers

BMOW Office volunteers can perform a variety of tasks depending upon their skill, time,

Volunteer tasks can include:
•filing
•data entry
•shredding
•stuffing newsletters
•preparing mailings
•telephone surveys
•Assist with special projects and events as needed

Requirements: Volunteers must have their own transportation to our office. Our office hours are Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm. (Volunteers can ask if there are tasks they can take home to complete.)

 

Board of Directors:

Broward Meals on Wheels’ Board of Directors is a group of community-minded individuals who lend their knowledge, experience, and expertise to BMOW.

This governing council:
•Contributes to defining the organization’s mission
•Governs the fulfillment of that mission
•Gives guidance and advice in matters pertaining to the operation and expansion of the agency
•Oversees the proper management of funds and resources
•Ensures the integrity of the agency and our mission

Our Board of Directors meets quarterly. Members often sit on other working BMOW Project Committees to lend further support to the agency’s operations and growth. A list of current Project Committees is on the back page.

Special Committees

Broward Meals on Wheels has two standing Committees: Fund-raising and Community Relations. Both committees work on special projects to assist our agency raise funds, educate the community, and reach out to those in need.

We have several projects for 2007 including boosting our Speaker's Bureau, a large scale volunteer recruitment campaign, our annual March for Meals campaign, a new and improved Broward Dine Out, and building our Read to Feed program.

If you have a few hours to spare each month and like to get out and talk to people, we need your help.

Call 954-731-8770 ext 6936 or click below to volunteer.


 

 


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Broward Meals on Wheels is a private, non-profit organization providing nutrition services to the seniors of Broward County, Florida.
For more information, please call 954-731-8770 or bmow@bmow.com