Meals on Wheels of Randolph Co. Fund

The Meals on Wheels of Randolph Co. Fund, establised in 2026, provides operating funds to provide meals to persons unable to secure or prepare a nutritious meal in Randolph County.

Meals on Wheels board members and Tucker Community Foundation CEO David Cooper and CFO Mike Moore.

TYPE OF FUND: Agency Endowed

ESTABLISHED: January 2026

PURPOSE: The purpose of this fund is to generate operating funds for providing meals to persons home confined or unable to secure or prepare a nutritious meal for themselves.

DISTRIBUTION: Meals on Wheels of Randolph County, Inc., intends to request, in writing, an amount to be determined by the Meals on Wheels of Randolph County, Inc. Board of Directors whenever they need to supplement their checking account balance.

VARIANCE POWER: If in the judgment of the TCF Board of Directors, the restrictions and conditions of the Fund become unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community, the TCF Board of Directors maintain the right to modify the terms of this Fund. Tucker Community Foundation has exclusive legal control over its assets.

FUNDING: Initial funding of $80,000 was provided by the Meals on Wheels Board of Directors, with additional funding coming from donations from the general public.

BACKGROUND: Meals on Wheels of Randolph County, Inc., is a non-profit volunteer service which delivers nutritious meals to people of the Elkins area community who are unable to secure or prepare meals for themselves. They are patterned after the first program, originating in London, England, during World War II, when the British Red Cross Society and the Women’s Voluntary Service served meals to the elderly who had been bombed out of their homes during the Blitz. The program expanded throughout the British Empire, and in 1954, the first such project in America was begun in Philadelphia. The Meals on Wheels of Randolph County organizational meeting was held on December 6, 1972.

The overall objective of this program is to aid in monitoring the mental and physical condition of the elderly, disabled, chronically ill or convalescing, allowing them to live independently, with dignity and more happily in their home. It is intended to provide one hot well-balanced meal each weekday, and for some clients, much-needed daily contact with someone from outside their home.

The activities of the program are carried out primarily by volunteers with the support of three part-time employees: An Office Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and a Field Coordinator who works within the hospital, cooperatively with the nutrition staff, to get the meals organized and out to the volunteer teams of drivers/runners for delivery.

A volunteer board of directors supervises staff and exercises authority in the affairs of the organization. The officers of the board are a president, a treasurer and a vice-president/secretary.