Meals On Wheels of Georgia Holds Annual Conference

ATLANTA - April 21, 2015 - PRLog -- The Meals On Wheels Association of Georgia (MOWAG) is hosting its 2015 annual conference Tuesday, April 28 – Wednesday, April 29, at the Cobb County Senior Wellness Center located at 1150 Powder Springs Street, Marietta, Georgia.

In the state of Georgia 384,615 seniors live alone with 282,660
threatened by hunger. Meals On Wheels addresses both senior
hunger and senior isolation, which are growing concerns as the life
expectancy is at a record high of 78.7 years according to Meals On
Wheels America. MOWAG annually holds the two-day conference
as an opportunity for various meal providers and senior hunger
advocates throughout the state of Georgia to meet and discuss best
practices, network and connect with one another face to face
regarding these senior issues and more. This year’s conference will
focus on organizational communication and leadershipand kick off
on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00pm with a Pre-Conference Intensive
session with Mark Huffman, an Organization Development
Consultant and Coach.  Huffman will address several themes related
to communication that are often overlooked such as being the
message; truth telling; purposeful listening; and concise messaging.
Later that evening a dinner will be held at the conference host hotel
Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center.   Featured
speaker for the evening is Keith Greene, Chief Membership Officer
for Meals On Wheels America. On Wednesday morning, the
conference will resume at the Cobb County Senior Wellness Center
with opening remarks also being provided by Greene.

“Meals On Wheels Association of Georgia is delighted that we have so many of our peers attending our 2015 conference”, said Conference Chair, Jobcy Alexander.  “A few of this year’s conference topics were suggestions from those members who attended last year’s conference and filled out the conference evaluation.  It is MOWAG’s goal each conference year to continue to offer best practice solutions, and offer some out-of-the-box ideas and incorporate suggestions made by our members whenever possible into the conference design.”

This year’s sponsors include J. Smith Lanier and Company, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, Accessible Solutions/SERVtracker, Compass Group USA, INC/Bateman Division, Valley Food Service, and Golden Gourmet.

For additional conference information on the 2015 Meals On Wheels Association of Georgia Conference contact Nancy Meaders, 770- 461-0813 or nmeaders@fayss.org