(December 19, 2012) The Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County welcomed two special guests to their noon meeting on Dec. 18, in order to present them with check donations for their respective organizations. Kiwanis President Glen Farris presented Margie VerHagen, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County, with a check for $800. Bonnie LaVielle, […]
October 24, 2012 – The Rockwall City Council approved contracts funding STAR Transit and Rockwall County Committee on Aging for the upcoming year at its regular meeting on October 15. STAR Transit provides public transportation in Rockwall County. A big portion of STAR’s ridership is in the City Limits of Rockwall. The council funds $20,000 […]
Duck Fest unites community in support of Boys & Girls Club and Meals on Wheels of Rockwall County (Rockwall) September 19, 2012 – More than 3,000 yellow rubber ducks will splash down in the fountains of The Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard this Saturday, ready to float to the finish line in Rockwall’s inaugural Rubber […]
(The Harbor, Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall) Save the date for the Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta and Duck Fest, which launches Saturday, Sept. 22 at The Harbor in Rockwall – benefiting The Boys and Girls Club and Meals on Wheels. Thousands of yellow rubber ducks will be adopted and raced down the fountains at The Harbor […]
(The Harbor, Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall) Save the date for the Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta and Duck Fest, which launches Saturday, Sept. 22 at The Harbor in Rockwall – benefiting The Boys and Girls Club and Meals on Wheels. Thousands of yellow rubber ducks will be adopted and raced down the fountains at The Harbor […]
Friends help 90-year-old complete quilting project she started with her sister 16 years ago (Rockwall/Rowlett) June 5, 2012 – Argaree Laham began her very first quilting project when she was just 13 years old. “It was called an Oddfellows quilt because none of the fabric pieces were the same. Back then, everyone sewed their own clothes, […]
June 4, 2012 – The Rockwall County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels, whose mission is to keep the elderly and disabled citizens of Rockwall County living in their homes as long as safely possible through supportive services, nutritious meals and daily human contact, will host their Third Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 8 at Buffalo […]
Marge Ver Hagen, director for Rockwall County Commission on Aging presented the October Friday Study Club program by sharing ways the Commission fulfills its goal of helping seniors remain in their own homes as long as safely possible. Marge reported that Meals on Wheels are provided to 165 to 180 seniors daily, plus 70 dogs, […]