Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana

02/26/2025

EXCITING NEWS! Our Dine with the Chefs 2025 Auction is now LIVE
https://e.givesmart.com/s/:bJ4vdk8iphB/e/BMF/i/
You don't have to miss out on this fabulous auction if you can't make the event! Winners not present can arrange for pickup post event.

02/24/2025

We are incredibly grateful to the sisters of the Beta Rho Chapter of Tri Kappa for their generosity in providing beautiful flowers for our Merrillville and Gary clients!

Our clients love receiving special surprises with their meals, and for many, our deliveries are the only in-person interaction they have each day. These flowers brought so much joy, brightening their homes and their hearts.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteer and staff drivers who helped deliver the flowers and spread so much joy along the way. One even joked that he felt like a “flower girl”!

Another special heartfelt thank you to Amy Bernat Gayda, Melissa Gayda Ossello, Deb Cameron Robbins, Nancy Draper, and Barbara Lazzaro for making this possible.

Thank you, Tri Kappa - Gary, Merrillville, Winfield - Beta Rho, for your kindness and for making such a meaningful impact in our community!

02/23/2025

We love the prospect of getting warmer 👏😄

LET THE THAW BEGIN

Sure, it will start with slow drips, but we have a string of mild days ahead of us and compared to where we've been...it will feel like an early Spring! We'll head above freezing (barely) this afternoon with 40s expected tomorrow. We'll likely make a push near 50 Monday through Wednesday before cooler air, but nothing arctic, returns later next week. Enjoy the sun today and happy weekend!

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana

02/23/2025

🍌🍞 Happy National Banana Bread Day! 🎉Whether you like it with walnuts, chocolate chips, or plain - there's no denying that banana bread is a classic favorite. 🤗💛

02/20/2025

Let's hear it for our Dine with the Chefs 2025 Hors d'oeuvres Chefs!

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02/20/2025

Welcome Jill Martinez, Client Services Associate!

Jill has a wealth of experience in healthcare, medical billing and customer service. Her background is a great fit for this role, and we are so excited to welcome her to our team.

02/20/2025

We are incredibly proud of our CEO, Ryan Elinkowski, he is a strong leader and sets a wonderful example.

02/20/2025

February is ❤️ month, are you or someone you know interested in heart healthy meals? Call our Client Services Department at 219-756-3663, or visit us online https://mownwi.org/registration/.

02/20/2025

"Listen to Your Mother" is a live storytelling event and movement where individuals share personal stories about motherhood, encompassing experiences of being a mom, having a mom, losing a mom, or finding a mom, with the goal of bringing community together through honest and diverse narratives about the complexities of motherhood, often featuring both humorous and poignant moments.

Each year producer Carrie Miller Bedwell donates a portion of show proceeds to a local for purpose organization and Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana is again honored to the recipient for 2025! Last year this incredible show raised for over $6,000 for us!

The show is taking place April 27 at 3 pm at the Hobart Art Theatre.
Get your tickets here: 👇 https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/ltymnwi/listen-to-your-mother-northwest-indiana-4272025

02/19/2025

We are incredibly excited to announce our Dine with the Chefs 2025 PRESENTING SPONSOR.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE..... Strack & Van Til!

02/17/2025

We are so grateful to our Line Chef Sponsors for Dine with the Chefs 2025, this support allows us to continue to serve over 2,000 meals each day to individuals across 7 counties in Northwest Indiana. Thank you!

02/14/2025

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana is thrilled to announce Chef Dustin Kazmer from Powers Health (Hartsfield Village Continuing Care Retirement Community) will be joining us at Dine with the Chefs 2025 as Lead Chef Support.

Dine with the Chefs (March 2, 2025) is our biggest fundraiser of the year, it is a fun-filled afternoon of exquisite dining and beverages designed and prepared by local chefs. The afternoon begins with specially curated hors d’oeuvres, mimosas, bloody mary’s and signature cocktail; followed by a sit down five-course gourmet meal.

02/14/2025

Heads up on this weekend's weather!

WEEKEND WINTER STORM

Happy Friday everyone and happy Valentine's Day! I want to start off by saying, this will NOT be a huge impactful storm for us locally. This storm is hammering California and the west coast with flooding and heavy mountain snows. This storm will bring torrential flooding rains from Tennessee to Kentucky. But the snow component to this storm is there, but it's not anything too crazy. That being said, we will still be impacted by this system weather-wise so let's dive into the details.

Clouds will increase today and I'm expecting snow to move through the Region this evening. We could get a quick coating to an inch or two as this snow times up with your Valentine's Day dinner plans--so keep in mind we could slicken things up this evening.

Snow will then become much more scattered with periods of quiet weather and periods of some snow showers Saturday. As temps begin to warm (barely) we'll mix with some rain at times. Overall impacts Saturday look low. By Saturday night, colder air will begin to wrap into the Region and we'll turn all snow showers with snow showers continuing on Sunday. Sunday looks trickier because we'll be turning colder--the wind will become quite gusty--and lake effect snow will get involved. We could add a few additional inches of snow across the Region on Sunday.

This all sets the stage for very cold air next week that has some staying power. Temps Monday may not get out of the single digits with teens for highs much of next week. We're not looking at a lot of snow from any systems next week but the cold will be persistent.

We'll keep you updated on this weekend storm system--again, not a lot of snow from this one, but a few periods of wintry travel can be expected--this evening and then again Saturday night and Sunday.

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana!

02/13/2025

Thank you to our friends at Moving Sales Forward for supporting us at Dine with the Chefs 2025 as a Sponsor!
We have an incredible line up of chefs for this year's event, and exciting entertainment!

02/13/2025

Let us introduce you to, two of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet! Many thanks to Eric and Joe from Ozinga for taking the time to tour our facility and learn more about the Meals on Wheels mission. We are proud to include them in our community of supporters and share Ozinga's purpose "to make a positive impact on individuals, their families and the community for generations."

02/12/2025

Many thanks to our wonderful drivers for ensuring our neighbors received meals today. The snow began falling as deliveries were in progress, but we made it!

02/11/2025

Thank you to our friends at Mechanical Concepts for supporting us at Dine with the Chefs 2025 as a Sponsor!

We have an incredible line up of chefs for this year's event, and exciting entertainment!