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Meals on Wheels Diablo Region joins MOW America and Subaru

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru of America, Inc. in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season!

(Rachel Heggen MOW Diablo Region )

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region joins Meals on Wheels America and Subaru of America, Inc. in Sharing the Love this Holiday Season

The 13th annual Subaru Share the Love® Event will help deliver nutritious meals and compassion to Diablo Region’s seniors.

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region is proud to announce that it's participation in the 2020 Subaru Share the Love Event as a member of Meals on Wheels America – one of four national Share the Love charitable partners supported through the campaign. From November 19, 2020, through January 4, 2021, Subaru of America will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the customer's choice of participating charities.

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“We are excited once again to partner with Diablo Subaru of Walnut Creek in the Subaru Share the Love campaign. We are thankful for Subaru’s commitment in supporting Meals on Wheels Diablo Region,” said MOW Diablo Region’s Executive Director, Caitlin Sly.

Participating Meals on Wheels America members, like MOW Diablo Region, will receive a share of the donation raised by Subaru in their state. MOW Diablo Region has partnered with Diablo Subaru of Walnut Creek in to raise awareness for the popular year-end sales and giving event. This helps drive support for Meals on Wheels programs – not just meal delivery, but also wraparound services like fall prevention, health and wellness, and the friendly helper’s program.

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“Meals on Wheels America is proud to partner with Subaru of America for the 13th consecutive year to enable more seniors to live with independence and dignity,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America. “Since 2008, the Subaru Share the Love Event has helped deliver more than 2.3 million meals and friendly visits to vulnerable seniors nationwide. We’re enormously grateful to Subaru and its retailers for their long-standing commitment to Meals on Wheels and the millions of seniors who depend on it for nourishment and companionship.”

Over the last 12 years, Subaru of America and its participating retailers have donated more than $176 million to its charity partners. This year’s Subaru Share the Love Event is on track to bring that total to over $200 million, proving there’s no limit to the amount of love we can all share.

By purchasing or leasing a new Subaru during the Subaru Share the Love Event and selecting Meals on Wheels as your charity of choice, you can help deliver nutritious meals and other important services to seniors right here in the Diablo Region.

For more information, visit www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/sharethelove.

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