Live Breaking News & Updates on Fruit Jar Pickers

Submitted to The Union
“The years and the miles have added up fast,” said Everette Burkard, as he celebrates his 30th anniversary as a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver.
“I signed up in 1991, after retiring from a 40-year career with the federal civil service,” he said. “I never imagined that volunteering would become a lifestyle, but it certainly has for me.”
In earlier years, his wife Faye would accompany him on his delivery routes. After she died, Burkard’s 100-year-old dad, Oscar, would occasionally join him.
“Helping homebound seniors is rewarding in a very personal way. The connection goes well beyond simply providing food. It’s an opportunity to make sure the people on your route are healthy and safe,” he explained. “Many become friends. For example, one elderly couple had a playful, miniature poodle named Annie. While delivering meals, I’d often take a moment or two to throw a ball or toy for her to fetch. Eventually, her owners had t ....

Everette Burkard , Janeth Marroletti , National Volunteer Appreciation Week , Gold Country Senior Services Meals On Wheels , Gold Country Senior Services , Ready Volunteer Fire Department , Gold Country Senior Services Meals , Volunteer Fire Department , Fruit Jar Pickers , Ephiphone Dobro , Gold Country Senior Services Director Janeth , Country Senior Services , Nevada County , ஏவேரெத்தே பர்கார்ட் , தேசிய தன்னார்வ பாராட்டு வாரம் , தங்கம் நாடு மூத்தவர் சேவைகள் உணவு ஆன் சக்கரங்கள் , தங்கம் நாடு மூத்தவர் சேவைகள் , ரெடீ தன்னார்வ தீ துறை , தங்கம் நாடு மூத்தவர் சேவைகள் உணவு , தன்னார்வ தீ துறை , பழம் ஜாடி எடுப்பவர்கள் , தங்கம் நாடு மூத்தவர் சேவைகள் இயக்குனர் ஜனேத் , நாடு மூத்தவர் சேவைகள் , நெவாடா கவுண்டி ,