By LAURA ALVARICO

Director – Albemarle Commission Area

HERTFORD — The Albemarle Commission Area Agency on Aging, Senior Nutrition Program is proud to announce its partnership with Subaru this holiday season to help fight senior isolation and hunger. This local effort is part of the Meals On Wheels Association of America’s participation in Subaru of America, Inc.’s national year-end “Share the Love” event, designed as a way for Subaru retailers to give back to their local communities.

“The Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition Program has been fortunate enough to benefit from the Share the Love event in the past through grants and training opportunities. Together with the help of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and Subaru, we can bring awareness to the issue of senior hunger and isolation that impacts many seniors throughout the Albemarle area,” said Laura Alvarico, Director of the Area Agency on Aging.

As a proud Subaru “Share the Love” event charitable partner, local Meals On Wheels Member programs that partner with Subaru retailers are eligible to earn grants of up to $35,000. This can provide an extra layer of support to help deliver nutritious meals and other important services to seniors

throughout the Albemarle region.

“Subaru retailers and Meals On Wheels have worked together since 2008, helping deliver one million meals to seniors every day,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals On Wheels

Association of America. “We are truly honored to be one of Subaru’s national charities for the seventh consecutive year. Their vital support enables us to power local communities in their fight against senior hunger and isolation all year long.”

For every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from Nov. 17 through Jan. 2, 2017, Subaru will donate $250 to the purchaser’s choice of participating. By the end of this, the seventh “Share the Love” event, Subaru will have donated $50 million to charity over the past six years – including the delivery of one million meals to seniors in need.

About the Albemarle Commission

The Albemarle Commission is the Albemarle Region’s Council of Government whose mission is to improve the ability of our member governments to enhance the quality of the lives of the citizens and businesses in the Region through direct services and assistance in planning, program development and management, public-private partnerships and leadership, including economic and community development, regional transportation planning, small business loans, meals at congregate sites and to homebound seniors, caregiver and senior ombudsman support, as well as senior games and senior quality of life training, proudly serving the counties and municipalities of: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington, Columbia, Creswell, Duck, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Gatesville, Hertford, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Plymouth, Roper, Southern Shores, and Winfall. For more information about the Albemarle Commission visit www.albemarlecommission.org

About Meals On Wheels Association of America

The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the only national organization and network dedicated solely to ending senior hunger in America. The Association is the oldest and largest organization composed of and representing local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 states and several U.S. territories. More than 5,000 local Meals on Wheels Programs leverage a dedicated army of two million volunteers who day-in and day-out create an efficient and caring way to help America’s seniors stay independent, healthy and able to live in their own homes. For more information, or to locate a local Meals on Wheels program, visit www.mowaa.org .