Corporate and Group Opportunities
Small Change, BIG Impact
Invite your customers to round up their purchases to support Meals on Wheels of Northeast Ohio! Your Point-of-Sale (POS) vendor can easily enable post-sale donation prompts, typically at no cost to your business.
Each month, simply send the total collected donations to VANTAGE Aging / Meals on Wheels of Northeast Ohio. There’s no contract, and participation can be ended at any time. A simple Memorandum of Understanding is all that’s needed to get started.
Contact Lisa Mansfield at lmansfield@vantageaging.org to get started.
Monthly Meal Sponsorships
Your organization can make a real difference while reaching a meaningful audience that’s often difficult to connect with through traditional marketing. Your business can sponsor a month of meals, helping deliver more than 12,000 nutritious meals to 1,000+ older adults across Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties. As the Meal Sponsor of the Month, your logo and message will appear on meal labels, menus, and outreach materials, directly reaching homebound seniors and the volunteers who serve them every day.
As a Meal Sponsor of the Month, your organization will receive:
- Your logo featured on every meal label delivered that month
- Flyer or swag from your company included with the first delivery
- Logo placement on our monthly menus shared with all clients
- Visibility among volunteers and community members who deliver meals daily
- Recognition on VANTAGE Aging’s website and social media
- This is your opportunity to give back in a visible, meaningful, and impactful way.
Vehicle Sponsorship Opportunities
Meals on Wheels relies on a fleet of refrigerated vans to deliver fresh, nutritious meals to the community members we serve. Our trucks are aging and we urgently need a new refrigerated van to ensure no one misses a meal. Your organization can help drive change in your community by sponsoring or partially donating a delivery vehicle. Your company will gain visibility and recognition while helping ensure older adults across Summit, Stark and Wayne counties receive the meals and support they deserve. Sponsors receive branding featured on the vehicle, joint press and media coverage, recognition on our website and social media, and a ribbon-cutting photo opportunity. Contact Anna Clendenin at aclendenin@vantageaging.org for more information.
Adopt-a-Route
Many companies and organizations participate in our Adopt-A-Route Program. They select a route at a site near them, on a preferred day of the week, and agree to cover that route on a regular schedule—weekly, biweekly or monthly. They then recruit staff members to take turns delivering meals on a rotating basis. For example, if a business agrees to cover 1 route a week, and 8 employees volunteer to assist, then those employees can pair off and each employee only needs to deliver 1 time per month.
Participating organizations find it’s a great way to build teamwork and camaraderie while instilling a sense of pride among their staff through community service – making it a beneficial partnership for both themselves and Meals on Wheels!
It’s easy to get started! Contact MOWVolunteer@vantageaging.org to learn more.
Want to Get Involved in Your Own Way?
We welcome creative ideas and unique ways to support our mission. If you’d like to volunteer, sponsor, fundraise, or contribute in a way that’s meaningful to you, contact us. We’d love to explore how we can work together to make a difference in the lives of older adults. Contact Anna Clendenin at aclendenin@vantageaging.org.