Senior Connections Senior Connections Sept 2019

FOOD SHELF from Pg 3 Alzheimer’s, and participated in a monthly food delivery program in Colorado, called Fair Share. So, when they heard about the Annandale Food Shelf, they were initially drawn to the senior delivery program. Once a month, the Cherrys drove to ﬁ ve different apartment buildings. “This organization does a lot to help the elderly. I ﬁ nd it very fulﬁ lling,” Nita said. “I love it.” As time went on, they both became more involved, and now help out three days a week, stocking food items on the warehouse shelves, picking food lists for clients, unloading trucks in the receiving room, and driving the food shelf van to Walmart, Target, and Marketplace, in addition to monthly senior deliveries. While the Annandale Food Shelf has been in operation since 1982, the current facility was built in 2012. Skomoroh helped design the layout, with a conscious emphasis on the process from a practical point of view, so that every stage is ﬂ uid and logical. “Work smarter, not harder,” Skomoroh said. Part of the process includes weighing the food that is distributed. Ed Skomoroh’s wife, Jean Skomoroh, noted that, so far in 2019, 278,059 pounds of food have passed through their doors, serving 7,868 individuals. �� Advancing Health �� For the past two years, Dick Harland, 89, has been vol- unteering at the food shelf, marking, stocking, and bag- ging items. He will turn 90 in November. �� PHOTO BY MARK MITTEN �� Longtime volunteers Nita and Tom Cherry have been volunteering at the Annandale Food Shelf since 2011. They moved to Annandale from Longmont, CO, in 1997. �� PHOTO BY MARK MITTEN 24 Senior Connections September 2019 Senior Connections HJ.COM

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