Bill Cruikshank from MOWLB will speak on Friday
SUNSHINE CLUB
Bill Cruikshank, executive director for Meals On Wheels of Long Beach(MOWLB) will speak at the Sunshine Club’s next Zoom meeting on Friday, Jan 28 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. All residents are welcome to join the meeting at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/8742795428 0?pwd=dExQR2dDblZSbUNkQ lVoclhrajFhUT09. The meeting ID is 874 2795 4280, and the passcode is 080651. Those who would like to receive the Zoom link via email can text their name, Mutual number and email address to (562) 301-5339 no later than today, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. (text only, no phone calls). MOWLB, founded in 1971, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community- based organization. MOWLB began serving Leisure World residents in 2013. Over the past eight years, the service has steadily grown. Every weekday, two freshly prepared meals–a hot dinner plus a complete lunch, dessert and a beverage–are delivered during a friendly visit and wellness check to over 120 Leisure World residents. Deliveries are made by caring and trained community who provide a valuable social connection for homebound residents who are isolated and alone. The goal for MOWLB is to help all clients remain safe, socially connected and nourished at home for as long as possible.
The program is available to all LWers who have difficulty cooking or shopping for meals due to an illness, recent surgery or the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations from the Golden Age Foundation are directed to qualified low-income residents in Leisure World to cover the daily fee.
CruikshankjoinedMOWLB in 2010 as operations director and has served as executive director since 2013.
He began his nonprofit career over 40 years ago, working in administration for chemical dependency treatment and job training programs for adults and youth.
Cruikshank moved to Long Beach in 1994 and started a residential recovery program for adult men and women dealing with chemical dependency and mental health issues. He cofounded the Long Beach Sober Living Association in 1997, an organization that continues to serve the transitional housing community today.
In addition to serving as the executive director of MOWLB, Cruikshank is aslo a member of the board of directors for the Disabled Resource Center in Long Beach and Meals on Wheels of California.
Cruikshank spends his free time coordinating volunteers and organizing groups to visit patients at several Long Beacharea nursing homes. He has also served in the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese-Office of Restorative Justice mentoring program.
He is a member of the 2013 class of Leadership Long Beach, Community Emergency Response Team Long Beach, and the California Conference on Equality and Justice Interfaith/ Intercultural Breakfast Committee. He volunteers with Christian Outreach in Action, assisting the homeless and senior populations.
Cruikshank was the recipient of the Go Long Beach Award in 2014 for his community service work and the Gene Lentzner Human Relations Award in 2015.
For more information text Anna Derby at (562) 301-5339.
