Meals on Wheels' great volunteers
Happy Thanksgiving to the incredible cadre of Meals on Wheels volunteers!
Many of them will be delivering tomorrow on our 28 routes that go all over Lynchburg, the surrounding communities, and now into the Rustburg area. Of our more than 370 current recipients, more than 250 will be home to receive our special Thanksgiving dinner and a connection to our caring community. Without our volunteers, many of these neighbors would not see another person on Thanksgiving Day.
Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg celebrated its 45th anniversary this year and delivered its 2.5 millionth meal in September. Recognizing that these milestones would be impossible without the support of these delivery drivers, we dug deeply and found that almost 1,400 people are counted as recent volunteers. Wow! This is just another demonstration of our committed community that makes a difference every day.
I am thankful for many things today: that we are able to meet the needs of the homebound in our community; that because of local support we can serve people of all ages and incomes — currently ages 27-102; and especially that people care enough to take an hour out of their week to deliver a measure of independence, nourishing both body and spirit of our neighbors in need.
With thanksgiving,
KRIS SHABESTAR
Executive Director
Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg
Great care at LGH/Stroobants
I saw Dr Jose Silva, cardiologist at Stroobants Cardiovascular Center, for a life-threatening heart problem. He told me I needed a pacemaker, explained the procedure and said he could preform the surgery the next morning.
He knew I was extremely anxious. He was compassionate and reassuring, and it made me feel alot better. The surgery went well. I stayed three days in the cardiac unit. Thanks to all the staff, I received excellent care.Thanks also to my family, friends and Pastor Amy Beth Coleman at Heritage United Methodist Church for your love and support.
GRACE JACQUELINE FITZGERALD
Lynchburg
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For gatherings open minded enough to have a civil discussion and at the same time to enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving:
Thank you for doing your part to fight gun violence in America. I wanted to send you a few gun sense discussion starters before the holidays, since gun violence and gun safety are on a lot of our minds. If you are celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family who are unaware of how pervasive gun violence is in America, these stats could help you start the conversation.
15 - The average number of minutes between gun deaths in the United States.
2nd - Guns are the 2nd leading cause of death for children under 18.
Nearly 1 million - The number of women in the United States who have reported being shot or shot at by an intimate partner.
610,000 - The number of gun deaths in the United States between 1999 and 2017.
200 - The average number of nonfatal gun injuries sustained each day in the United States.
Visit EveryStat for Gun Safety — a new publicly-available, interactive data tool to learn about all things related to gun violence in your state and county — for even more information. [thumbup]
Since Dave just can’t leave it alone. While you are siting around your table giving thanks be sure to remember that the United States is one of the few countries on Earth that allow you to exercise your right to defend your life and your family with a firearm guaranteed by the Second Amendment to our Constitution. Be thankful for that freedom because liberals would love to take it away from you.
Understand that when liberals like Dave lie about gun violence they are mainly talking about suicide. They don’t say that but that is where the big numbers come from.
Lie 1. Liberals never admit that two thirds (66%) of ALL firearm deaths are SUICIDE.
Lie 2. The second leading cause of death among older children is suicide, guns are only PART of that event.
Lie 3. They don’t point out that teenagers involved in gang violence, crime and drug dealing are called “children” until they turn eighteen.
Lie 4. Everytown is a lying liberal organization that even calls the justifiable killing of a criminal “gun violence”.
Lie 5 If you are going to call killing criminals “gun violence” why don’t they mention the lives saved and horrible outcomes avoided because of the lawful use of a firearm?? Because they only tell you what they want you to think. Firearms save lives everyday, they equalize the weak and small in order to live peacefully without fear of abuse and murder.
Lie 6. Liberals want you to think that firearms cause a large percentage of death in the United States. That is a lie. Suicide is the number ten cause of death in the U.S. with firearms only being a PART of that total.
Homicide by firearm is WAY down the list to somewhere near seventy or lower, it is
so low I can’t find it.
Get your flu shot, hold the handrail on the stairs, wear your seat belt, don’t eat spoiled or suspect food, be very careful in the water, don’t use a cell phone when driving, stop smoking, use sunscreen, exercise regularly, drink alcohol in moderation, be careful crossing the street, have regular doctor checkups and lose weight if you need to.
You are much,much more likely to die from any of these perils and many more, than from a firearm.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf
Howard, I'm not sure you want to play the 'just suicide' card when trying to justify current lax gun policy. No life should be dismissed and tossed onto the pile of 'too bad - their decision'. You might end up wearing the mashed potatoes and gravy...
And BTW, in addition to Everytown, it is Democratic presidential candidate Bloomberg.
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Dave, Suicide is planned death. As bad as suicide is for everyone it is better to die a quick painless death than to hurt others in the process. Purposely crashing a car in traffic or jumping off a tall building often hurts or kills others in the process. Many mass shootings are the result of despondent people that ultimately commit suicide. Suicide is a mental problem not a firearm problem.
There is no addition between Bloomberg and Everytown. Bloomberg created and pays for Everytown, they are one and the same. Bloomberg is Everytown.
We have hundreds of firearm laws on the books. Liberals like to lie about them while never trying to understanding anything about them. They whine about some “gunshow loophole” while never attending a gunshow. They lie about buying firearms on the internet, you can but you must go through a background check that you complete face to face with a Virginia Firearms Dealer before you will receive your firearm.
The only “lax gun policy” exists in liberal minds.
Penalizing lawful gun owners for the behavior of criminals and mentally despondent people will not solve either problem. It will make both matters much worse.
Why not drop the liberal lies and restricting rights of others for one day and enjoy the holiday.
Dave I did not say "just suicide" or "too bad- their decision", that is another lie by you.
My point is that suicide is not "gun violence", it requires planning and is usually carried out alone.
Stop lying to try to make your point.
Mr. Weigand:
I have to agree with Howards on this one, the real problem in the US is mental.
Mental Illness in US
KF: Agree. Thus, several provisions are in Gov. Northam's proposed red-flag laws to try and curb this terrible epidemic. Remove guns so there can be opportunity and time to seek treatment.
An easy Google of 'Ralph Northam is right: GOP governors and legislatures have OK'd 'red-flag' gun laws' that includes: "Thirteen states have extreme-risk laws, also called red-flag laws. They allow police - and usually, family members - to petition a court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may be dangerous to himself or others. After a set amount of time, the weapon is either returned to the person or the court order is extended".
Dave, Wait! What? You don't believe in God. Who do you give thanks to? Spaghetti monster?
No need to at my house. None of us are spineless pansies. We believe in the right to self defense.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!
BE THANKFUL. AND TAKE HEED, DEMOCRATS! They Voted Democratic. Now They Support Trump.
Nearly two-thirds of voters in six battleground states who voted for President Trump in 2016 — but for Democratic congressional candidates in 2018 — say they intend to back the president against each of his top rivals.
BE THANKFUL THAT PAUL KRUGMAN IS A MORON: Paul Krugman on Election Night 2016: “If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.”
BE THANKFUL FOR THE TRUMP ECONOMY: Dow scores 100th record close under Trump
[smile] I am glad that the N&A letters avoided politics today and I believe they do not publish any letters on Thanksgiving. The 24/7 political blitz in the media is a bit overbearing at times. We need to look at other things like Meals on Wheels and the Stroobants Cardiovascular Center. I know from personal experience the great care that the Cardiac Unit at Lynchburg General Hospital provides. We have many blessings to be thankful for in our area. We need a break from toxic politics, but we have to look for it first. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Psst, tell Sabrina, happy Thanksgiving 😁
KF: It might get reciprocated... righties can be funny, you know. I extended Happy Holidays to Mr. LeVan days ago and have not heard a peep. They do have their hands full these days. Nov. 5th was a reality check - kick in the pants. [wink]
Yeah, it's the thought that counts, BTW, I read this today and thought you would enjoy. https://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/haas-the-second-amendment-sanctuary-fairy-tale/article_682d01a5-1c94-553a-95cf-d6c72ce035f5.html
I don't have a dog in this race, but if I were to write a biting rebuttal to Van Cleave, this would be it. I love her close. It's a classic.
KF: Darn it... I could not read as blocked by the pay wall; but, what I was able to see looked spot-on! I was able to see part of the close... 'thoughts and prayers' and a 'bless his heart' to old Van Cleave. Good for her! [thumbup]
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