Charlotte Owen and David Keeney share the love with volunteer Barbara Martone during Curbside Crew Appreciation Day at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE BARNES)
WESTFIELD — Last week, Westfield Senior Center curbside meal “regulars” expressed their thanks with signs, cards, and notes on a special day set aside to recognize the pandemic efforts of staff and dedicated volunteers.
“For the past 17 months, the Senior Center staff and a few amazing volunteers have worked incredibly hard, braving heat, cold, wind, rain, and snow, to offer Westfield’s older adults delicious curbside meals,” said Senior Center Executive Director Tina Gorman. “From the food preparation … to the daily reservation process … to the curbside distribution of lunches, newspapers, newsletters, masks, incontinence supplies, puzzles, books and informational flyers, the Senior Center team has been a beacon of light.”
Senior Center staff Mary Cohutt, Karen Noblit, Mary Lou Niedzielski and Tina Gorman appreciate the uniqueness of both Richard “Cracker” Curran’s vintage Model A and its occupants at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTOS BY JULIE BARNES)
Curbside Crew Appreciation Day was held Monday, Aug. 2, to kick off the final week of five-day curbside service. The Senior Center is not serving lunches this week. When the kitchen reopens next Monday, Aug. 16, lunches will be served indoors four days a week, with curbside pickup on Wednesdays only.
In September, the schedule will change again, with curbside pickup four days a week, and in-person dining on Thursdays only.
Marilyn Smith and Bob Merriman offer blessings and thanks to Senior Center greeter Sandra Fisher during Curbside Crew Appreciation Day at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE BARNES)
Wally Gladwin receives important information from volunteer Gary Gorman about the September “curbside cuisine” plans at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE BARNES)
Richard “Cracker” Curran dusted off his Model A for the occasion and with his niece Marianne Blackstone riding in the rumble seat, the two thanked the Senior Center kitchen crew, Joann Boucher and George Sfakios during Curbside Crew Appreciation Day at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE BARNES)
Marianne Blackstone points out the details of her personalized thank you sign during Curbside Crew Appreciation Day at the Westfield Senior Center on Aug. 2. (SUBMITTED PHOTO BY JULIE BARNES)
