This page was exported from Caledon Citizen [ https://caledoncitizen.com ] Export date:Tue Apr 16 7:10:02 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Caledon Meals on Wheels opens up own kitchen --------------------------------------------------- Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER What was once a dream has come true for staff at Caledon Meals on Wheels: Their very own kitchen has been developed and now open to all their clients in the community. Caledon Meals on Wheels' (CMOW's) mission in Caledon is to provide not only healthy and readily available meals, but education on nutrition and a variety of different initiatives including hot and frozen meals, and grocery and wellness programs. The organization has a long list of values, including client and community focus, accessibility, collaboration, innovation, quality, accountability and sustainability.  CMOW has proved to be more than just meals for the community.  As of January 11, a new chapter has begun with the opening of their very first kitchen, which has been secured in the newly renovated kitchen at the Albion Bolton Community Center.  “It's been a dream of ours for such a very long time to open our own kitchen, but never seemed to within our reach. It was much easier to work with our outside suppliers like the Vera Davis Centre and Caesars Banquet Hall to prepare our meals since they were already in the business and had the expertise and experience,” said Executive Director Christine Sevigny.  As the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, CMOW, along with several other organizations, were forced to make necessary changes to adapt to safety measures for themselves and the community.  Some of these included changes with their suppliers.  “We were left with two options: look for another supplier under challenging circumstances or open our own. We explored all options, hoping to find a great supplier like we have in Lord Dufferin for our Orangeville clients, but when that didn't work out, we kept coming back to our dream of opening our own kitchen,” said Sevigny.  With the help and support from the Town of Caledon, Region of Peel and Brampton Caledon Community Foundation, the team at CMOW has been able to put in new necessary appliances. CMOW has also hired an experienced team to run the group, who all bring their own skills to provide nutritious and delicious meals.  Staff at CMOW have been working to prepare for the opening of their very own kitchen this past year and are excited to get delicious meals out into the community.  “Having our own kitchen gives us more control over the menu and the price of the meals. We want to make sure our clients are getting nutrition, taste and quality at an affordable price.   Because we are a charitable organization, we have some wiggle room, we don't need to make a profit on our meals, and we can also utilize volunteers.” says Kim Pridham, Client and Volunteer Services Supervisor. The kitchen is located in the Albion Bolton Community Centre at 150 Queen Street S, in Bolton. To learn more about Caledon Meals on Wheels programs please visit cmow.org or call (905) 857-7651.  --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2021-01-14 11:03:27 Post date GMT: 2021-01-14 16:03:27 Post modified date: 2021-01-21 10:56:08 Post modified date GMT: 2021-01-21 15:56:08 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com