March 2025 Newsletter

⛳ For a second year, Par Hawaii has selected Hawai’i Meals on Wheels as this year's golf tournament beneficiary! We’re looking for 30 volunteers to help at the tournament. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Please note: Volunteers must be 21 years or older. Volunteers will receive: A Par Hawaii Golf Polo (breathable polyester shirt) 👕 A mahalo gift bag 🎁 Meals appropriate to shift And a day full of fun on the course! 😎🏌️‍♀️🏌️ 📅 Sign up by June 1st to guarantee your shirt size! ➡ See link in bio to sign up. For questions, please contact Evelyn at 📞 (808) 784-2761 or 📧 efonseca@hmow.org. We appreciate your support! 💙

BTS with Aunty Tammy Smith and the KTER4U team! As one of our kitchen partners, KTER4U prepares 500 frozen meals weekly and 30 hot meals every day for kūpuna on our routes. That takes a lot of work! Half of these meals are customized by diet and texture, like chopped or pureed. The most requested medically tailored meal type is diabetic/low sodium meals. “I might not know every kūpuna by face, but I know them by their plate,” shared Aunty Tammy. “If a kūpuna can’t chew well, we adjust the texture. It’s not about throwing everything in a blender. If it’s a minced loco moco, you’ll still see the egg, the gravy, the meat—layered just right. The work is not easy. This is all about passion. It’s about dignity and connection.” This morning, we got to see for ourselves how much aloha goes into making kūpuna meals. Aunty Tammy, her husband, granddaughter, and cousin were hard at work cooking, prepping, and packing frozen and hot meals. The kitchen was filled with the aroma of their delicious loco moco and chicken vegetable soup! Learn more about Aunty Tammy and her amazing team! Read her Q&A here ➡️ https://hmow.org/aunty-tammy/

What in our `Ohana Feast Packs? Aunty Tammy Smith, owner of KTER4U, one of our kitchen partners who prepared meals for kūpuna, shares about the ono foods to be included in each Feast Pack. Purchase a one (feeds 2!) and help fund nutritious meals for homebound kūpuna. Place your order online today! Visit hmow.org/feastpack or see link in bio. Mahalo for your support! 🤙🏽