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KUA donates $50,000 to Good Neighbor Fund amid continued COVID-19 pandemic – 09/12/2021 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging’s 2021 Car Raffle, Buy a Ticket – Feed Three Seniors! – 08/27/2021 | Positively Osceola

Senior centers in Central Florida resume pre-COVID activities – 06/04/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Rotary Club hosts student art exhibit to help feed the hungry in Osceola County – 05/01/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging needs food for seniors’ pets – 04/15/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West to Host 6th Annual Virtual Art Exhibit, Proceeds to Benefit the Hungry – 03/20/2021 | Positively Osceola

Council on Aging’s March for meals 5k Raises over $25,000 to Help End Senior Hunger in Osceola – 03/19/2021 | Positively Osceola

Soto Honors Wendy Coschignano Ford for Women’s History Month – 03/18/2021 | YouTube

5K race raises over $25,000 for the Osceola Meals on Wheels program – 03/17/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging Selected for Winn-Dixie Community Bag Program in St. Cloud – 03/01/2021 | Positivity Osceola

Osceola County Chairman Arrington donates 400 pounds of sausage to Council on Aging – 02/27/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging Receives Meals on Wheels/PetSmart Charities Grant to Help Feed Seniors’ Pets – 02/20/2021 | Positively Osceola

Pictures: Orlando Sentinel Photographers Showcase for January 2021 – 02/18/2021 | Orlando Sentinel

Council on Aging receives grant for seniors and pets during pandemic – 02/15/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging celebrates Valentine’s Day with food, gifts for seniors – 02/14/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Kissimmee 5K to shed light on hunger awareness – 02/04/2021 | Minuteman Press

Energy bill assistance now available to more seniors through March 31 – 02/04/2021 | The Apopka Voice

Osceola Meals on Wheels “KUA Presents March for Meals 5k” Coming to Kissimmee Lakefront March 13 – 01/23/2021 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging to host March for Meals 5K – 01/23/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Seniors Group Celebrates “3 Kings” Amid Pandemic – 01/10/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola Realtor Association donates to local organizations to support programs – 01/08/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Drive-Thru Three Kings Day Celebration Held for Seniors in Kissimmee – 01/06/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Reyes Magos regalan alegría a personas mayores del Osceola Council on Aging – 01/06/2021 | Orlando Sentinel

Floridian of the Year: Florida’s non-profit sector during the pandemic – 11/25/2020 | Florida Trend

Area volunteers build wheelchair ramp for veteran’s wife on Veteran’s Day – 11/11/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Groups Give Back to Holopaw Vet in Need on Veterans Day – 11/11/2020 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola Council on Aging Partners with Don Mealey Subaru in Fundraising Car Raffle – 11/03/2020 | Positively Osceola

Subaru partners with the Osceola Council on Aging to raise funds for seniors with car raffle – 11/02/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Congressman Soto helped deliver meals at Council on Aging drive-through pantry – 09/06/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Congressman Darren Soto Joins Osceola Council on Aging in Serving All Generations – 09/03/2020 | Positively Osceola

Due to Coronavirus, Annual Art Contest Goes Digital – 5/29/2020 | Spectrum News 13

Student Rotary art exhibit to award prize money, benefit Council on Aging pantry – 5/18/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Grassroots Campaign Using Osceola-area Farms, Businesses to Feed Families in Need – 5/12/2020 | Spectrum News 13

Exceeding Expectations: Feed Osceola tops funding goal at $23,635 – 05/05/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

A peanut butter problem becomes peanut butter power thanks to Council On Aging, Salvation Army – 04/27/2020 | Positively Osceola

#FeedOsceola: Helping less fortunate residents, struggling businesses – 04/16/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Local chef creates initiative to feed vulnerable residents of Osceola County amid pandemic – 04/14/2020 | News 6 Click Orlando

Walt Disney World cast members surprise local seniors with Easter lilies – 04/13/2020 | Wesh 2 News Orlando

Walt Disney World donates 200 lilies to Florida seniors for Easter – 04/12/2020 | ABC 4 News Charleston

Walt Disney World donates Easter lilies to Central Florida senior citizens – 04/12/2020 | Fox 10 Pheonix

Students Help Meals on Wheels, Say Volunteering is Essential Right Now – 04/03/2020 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola community flocks to drive-thru pantry during coronavirus pandemic – 03/26/2020 | News 6 Click Orlando

Press Releases

The Osceola Council on Aging & The Home Depot Team Up to Help a Veteran Family Thru the “Helping Homebound Heros” Program

Osceola Council on Aging Receives a $30,000 Grant from Truist Foundation

Osceola Meals on Wheels “Jimmy’s Place” Pet Supply Shelves are Low, So We are Collecting Pet Food for Senior’s Pets

Osceola Council on Aging Celebrates Being Selected for the Winn-Dixie Community Bag Program in St. Cloud

The Osceola Council on Aging Receives Grant from Meals on Wheels America and PetSmart Charities to Support Older Adults and Their Pets During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

No Senior Should or Needs to go Hungry – Signup up for “KUA Presents March for Meals 5k Run & Walk” to Benefit Osceola Meals on Wheels

Subaru of America, Inc., and Don Mealey’s Sport Subaru South have Partnered with the Osceola Council on Aging to Raffle a Subaru Outback to Raise Funds for Osceola County Seniors

It’s a ‘Peanut Butter, No Jelly’ COVID Relief Project

Osceola Council on Aging Receives an $80,000 Grant from Truist for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

March for Meals

Bank of America

Subaru Shares the Love