Citymeals-on-Wheels honors Queens workers

Citymeals-on-Wheels held its 6th annual &#82202006 STAR Awards” ceremony which honored four Queens workers for their service.
Established in 1981, Citymeals-on-Wheels - a non-profit organization - works to allay the loneliness and hunger of the city's elderly while making sure that they dine nutritionally and with dignity.
Working in conjunction with the New York City Department for the Aging, both groups work hard to try to ensure the health of the homebound elderly.
Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer presented this year's awards at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Tuesday, June 20. Four award winners worked at Queens facilities.
The first recipient, Eddie Nazario, has worked as an assistant cook and manager at the Glenridge Senior Center in Ridgewood since 1996. Nazario's dedication to service is clearly manifested through the 3 a.m. commute he makes each morning from Newark, New Jersey. He has grown to be more than just a cook to his clients by taking a personal interest in each one of their lives.
Susan Simonetti also began working at Glenridge in 1996 as the part-time assistant Program Director and has recently been promoted to become the Director of the Center. Under her direction, the center has expanded its program to include initiatives such as dinner dances and a food pantry.
Frantz Fils-Aimee serves as an assistant cook at Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) in Queens Village. He is often referred to as &#8220the most necessary part of the kitchen.”
The fourth awardee, Philip Kim, is both a case manager and a pastor to the elderly at the Urban League Case Management in Queens. Additionally, Kim also works as a fundraiser for the home delivery program and succeeded in doubling the number of clients they were able to help in just two years.
Citymeals-on-Wheels hand delivers over two million meals a year to an estimated 17,000 elderly men and women who not only rely on the nutritional value of the food they receive but also daily human contact with the delivery personnel.