The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is so grateful to our many individual, group, and corporate volunteers who deliver Meals on Wheels. Your vital support ensures our hungry, homebound seniors receive the food and friendship they need and deserve. Thank you for your commitment to VNA and the seniors we serve. YOU are delivering hope and joy! 

The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is proud to participate in the State Legislative Forum at The Senior Source on Monday, December 12. Various senior organizations including the Alzheimer’s Association, Dallas Area Gerontological Society, and Secure Our Seniors’ Safety (SOSS) will participate in addition to The Senior Source and VNA. Hear about priorities critical to the needs of older adults and what our elected officials see as focus areas in the upcoming legislative session. The event is free and all are welcome. Visit Dallas-Seniors.org/age-12-12-22 to register.  

As part of a national partnership with Meals on Wheels America, Subaru of America, Inc. will donate $250 to the purchaser’s choice of participating charities one of which is Meals on Wheels for every new vehicle purchased or leased from November 17, 2022, through January 3, 2023. Since the Subaru Share the Love Event began in 2008, Subaru and its participating retailers have donated nearly 4 million meals and friendly visits to seniors being served by local Meals on Wheels programs across the country. For more information, visit www.MealsonWheelsAmerica.org/ShareTheLove. 

VNA’s iconic Cocktails in the Kitchen fundraising event will feature James Beard Award Winner, Chef and Restauranteur Iliana de la Vega and her daughter, cultural anthropologist and journalist Isabel Torrealba, to share an evening of Mexican-inspired food and drink, as well as a conversation about how Mexican food has influenced American culture.  This event will be Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the VNA Meals on Wheels Haggerty Kitchen where more than 6,500 meals are prepared each weekday for homebound seniors and senior centers throughout Dallas County. Event Co-Chairs for Cocktails in the Kitchen are Dr. Candace Evans and Christian Evans and Alyce and Clifton Miller.

More information and tickets can be purchased at www.vnatexas.org/cocktailsinthekitchen

VNA’s annual Celebrity Chef event will be held on March 29, 2023, featuring James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner, Chef Martin Yan.  The lunch and dinner events, now in the 13th year, is one of the most celebrated events in Dallas bringing together generous supporters to experience featured chef-inspired gourmet meals expertly prepared by The Food Company to raise vital funds for VNA Meals on Wheels and Hospice Care. Co-Chairs for Celebrity Chef are Effie and Brian Dennison and Michelle Chase and Elliot Zimmer. The Perot Family are serving as the honorary chairs for the event.

Chef Yan has been teaching Americans the art of Chinese cookery for more than 40 years. The phrase “If Yan can cook, so can you!” is one the television personality, cookbook author, restauranteur and now YouTube host, has used as his guiding light. Chef Yan has promised to teach us the art of Chinese cuisine and to share his experience as one of the first Asian-Americans to host a cooking show in the United States.  Tickets, table sponsorships and event information can be found at www.vnatexas.org/celebritychef 

With the VNA Foundation covering event expenses, 100% of proceeds from Cocktails in the Kitchen and Celebrity Chef will directly support the organization’s mission to help seniors live with dignity and independence at home.

As the holiday season gets underway, we are all preparing for the busyness of gift giving, get togethers, and general merriment. When you’re searching for the perfect gift for someone you love, we hope you will remember VNA and the many meaningful ways you can give back. Here are some ways you can gift joy while making an impact! 

VNA Holiday Cards 

For a suggested donation of $15, VNA will craft elegant holiday cards for you to send to friends, family, co-workers—anyone you like! Contact Madeline Hoadley at madeline.hoadley@vnatexas.org or 214-689-2211. 

Light Up A Life 

You can purchase a dove to be placed one of the VNA community trees in honor or in memory of your loved ones. All proceeds benefit the VNA Hospice Care program providing charitable care for those without Medicare or a hospice benefit. Visit www.vnatexas.org/LightUpALife to order your doves. 

VNA Meals on Wheels Christmas Delivery 

Christmas delivery will take place on Friday, December 23 and we are still in need of volunteers! Begin your festive holiday tradition by delivering with your friends and family. Click here to sign up to deliver! 

Thank you for all of your generosity now and throughout the year. Here’s wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy holiday season!  

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