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Nutrition
"The Key to a Long and Healthy Life"

For more information, contact Nutrition Director, Priscilla Nikolas, LCSW & Dietary Manager
(605) 333-3304 or pnikolas@cfag.org

Current Monthly Menus
Noon meals are served at the Center from 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM. Menus are subject to change without notice. The Center for Active Generations Adult Nutrition Program offers both congregate dining in a social setting and home-delivered Meals on Wheels. Suggested Donations: $3.25 (age 60 and over); $5.75 (under 60). 

1st Annual Kuchen in the Kitchen. Kuchen in the Kitchen is a campaign to help raise awareness and support for the Meals on Wheels program at The Center for Active Generations. Meals on Wheels provides persons age 60 and over that are homebound a hot nutritious noon meal. Orders must be placed by June 1, 2009. Kuchens are available in these flavors: Peach, apple, cherry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry/rhubarb. The cost is $10 each or 2 for $16. The fully baked and frozen 9: Pietz's Kuchens will be available to be picked up on Tuesday, June 16 2009 from 7;00 am to 5:30 pm in the main foyer at the Center. Call 333-3304 for more information. Place your order at the front desk at the Center. There is an order form in the Centers monthly newspaper. You can mail your order along with a check made out to Meals on Wheels to: The Center For Active Generations, 2300 W 46th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, Attn: Kuchen in The Kitchen.

Healthy Recipes

Gift Certificates. Not sure what to buy friends and family for that special occasion? Get them a gift certificate for The Center For Active Generations! Gift certificates can be used for: Computer classes, fitness memberships, lunch tickets, one-day trips, art classes, the beauty shop and more! Stop by the Center's front desk today to learn more. Give the gift of active living this holiday season!

Have you completed your National Aging Program Information System (NAPIS) form?
Your meal is sponsored in part by the National Senior Nutrition Project. We can offer your meals for a donation because the State of South Dakota and the Federal Government reimburse us for part of the cost. If you are 60 or over and wish to dine, for a donation, the Federal Government requires that we have a NAPIS form filled out by you and returned to us one time per year. Your information is confidential. If you do not have a NAPIS form on file with us, we have no choice but to charge you the full cost of the meal, which is $5.75. If you have not yet completed your NAPIS form for 2008, please contact our Nutrition cashiers, Susanne, Priscilla, or Rhonda for the NAPIS forms and assistance. Thank you for your cooperation.
Gerald Beninga

Nutrition Program Volunteers
The Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers to be substitute host/hostess during the lunch shift. Shift hours are from 11:00 am to 1:15 pm. Responsibilities include: assist in setting up tables for the noon meal, fill water pitchers and coffee pots and place them on the tables, greet diners, assist with carrying trays for diners when needed, assist with clearing tables at the end of the shift. Qualifications include: the ability to work without supervision, reliability, the ability to lift 15 pounds, cheerfulness, an outgoing and friendly personality, the ability to act as a public representative of the program and provide cordial customer service to all participants. Training and orientation is provided by the Nutrition Department staff. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Rhonda at 333-3305, rbehrens@cfag.org.

Weather Policy
If the Sioux Falls School system is Closed due to bad weather, then The Center For Active Generations is Closed also. There will be no congregate dining or meals on wheels delivery in Sioux Falls, Brandon, and Tea. If Brandon and/or Tea is close but Sioux Falls is open, there will be No Delivery to those cities. Please listen to the local Television stations and radio stations for cancellation announcements. We will make every effort to deliver meals whenever possible after bad weather, but if drivers do not feel that it is safe for them, they will not deliver. We will not ask the drivers to put themselves in jeopardy.

Looking for a Rewarding Volunteer Opportunity?
The Center for Active Generations Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers to deliver a hot, nutritious meal to home bound persons in Sioux Falls. Delivery is from 10:45 am and routes generally take one hour to deliver . You may volunteer for one hour a week, or more, we will work around your schedule. Please contact Rhonda, the Meals on Wheels Coordinator, at 336 -6748 or 333-3305 for more information.

Who is eligible and how much does it cost?
Anyone 60 years of age or over, their spouse or individuals with disabilities who reside at home with an older individual eligible under OAA guidelines is eligible for congregate meals. Persons under 60 years of age may participate at full cost of the meal.

The Center For Active Generations has experienced an increase in the costs of raw and catered food, fuel, and other expenses. Your generous donations to The Center For Active Generations Nutrition program are what make this program work for you and your community. No one will be turned away even if they are unable to contribute to the cost of the service . Please remember that the amounts listed below are suggested donation amounts and that we encourage guests to contribute what they feel is appropriate. The suggested donation is based on household income. 

Suggested donation is $3.25
Full Cost of the Meal is $5.75

What will I get to eat?
Meals contain 1/3 of the DRI's consisting of 3 oz. of meat, 3 servings of fruits and/or vegetables, 1 serving of bread, and 1 cup of milk.

How can I participate?
The Adult Nutrition Program serves Minnehaha, Lincoln, Lake, Turner, McCook, and Union Counties. Call your local Senior Center or the Sioux Falls office to make a reservation to apply for Meals on Wheels. Breakfast and weekend meals are available upon request for home delivered clients.

Nutrition sites are located in the following communities:

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The Center for Active Generations
2300 West 46th Street | Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-6528 | (605) 336-6722
Program Director: Lisa Howard  | Page last updated: 06/10/2009
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