History
Delivering meals to those in need is not a new concept and had been practiced in the Irwin / North Huntingdon area since the early 1970s. Those meals were brought by van from the Greensburg-based program, Tri-City Meals on Wheels. By the mid-90s, the waiting list of people in the Norwin area needing help with preparing meals was steadily increasing and Tri-City MOW was unable to provide those extra meals. A group of community leaders and representatives from Lutheran Service Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Westmoreland County Service Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Westmoreland County Area Agency of Aging met at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Irwin in September 1997 and made the decision to establish a new kitchen to accommodate those in the community in need of home delivered meals.
A board of directors was formed, incorporation papers were filed in October 1997, by-laws were written and approved, and after a search for a kitchen site, the first 62 meals were delivered from Norwin Area Meals On Wheels on November 2, 1998. The location of the kitchen was The United Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Maple Street, Irwin.
In November 2004, program operations were made to Christ United Presbyterian Church, later to become New Hope Presbyterian Church.
On July 1, 2009, the board of directors and the volunteers agreed to disaffiliate from LSS. As an independent entity, NAMOW carries its own insurance, is responsible for all bills, employee expenses, and taxes, and is registered as a tax-exempt, non-profit, 501©3 agency.
As in the past, Norwin Area Meals On Wheels is funded solely by meal payments from
recipients and donations from churches, civic organizations, businesses and other members of the Norwin community, but the backbone of the organization is the dedication of the volunteers.
A board of directors was formed, incorporation papers were filed in October 1997, by-laws were written and approved, and after a search for a kitchen site, the first 62 meals were delivered from Norwin Area Meals On Wheels on November 2, 1998. The location of the kitchen was The United Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Maple Street, Irwin.
In November 2004, program operations were made to Christ United Presbyterian Church, later to become New Hope Presbyterian Church.
On July 1, 2009, the board of directors and the volunteers agreed to disaffiliate from LSS. As an independent entity, NAMOW carries its own insurance, is responsible for all bills, employee expenses, and taxes, and is registered as a tax-exempt, non-profit, 501©3 agency.
As in the past, Norwin Area Meals On Wheels is funded solely by meal payments from
recipients and donations from churches, civic organizations, businesses and other members of the Norwin community, but the backbone of the organization is the dedication of the volunteers.
