Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley announced the awardees to be honored at the organization’s 20th annual fundraising event, the Bountiful Bowl. The event will take place at DeSales University on Nov. 12.

Bob and Pat Schoenen will be awarded the Bob Wood Legacy Award, given to someone who demonstrates vision and serves as a catalyst to create Valley-wide systemic change around a particular community issue.

Bob and Pat Schoenen, have been longtime supporters of the agency as well as other organizations throughout the community.

Pat has been a long-standing board member with over 20 years of service, including Meals on Wheels board presidency from August 2018-July 2020. She played an instrumental role in the merger of Meals on Wheels of Northampton County and Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County in 2018. Bob, a longtime volunteer, is also the chair of the organizations current $3.6 million Capital Campaign.

Christmas City Spirits, Eight Oaks Distillery and Kilimanjaro Distillery LLC are being awarded with the Corporate Partner Award. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when sanitizing products were scarce, Christmas City Spirits, Eight Oaks Distillery and Kilimanjaro Distillery LLC all created and donated gallons of hand sanitizer. The donation of hand sanitizers allowed Meals on Wheels staff and volunteers to continue daily meal deliveries to the most vulnerable, homebound seniors living in the Lehigh Valley.

Betty Duffy and Grey’s Group were awarded the Laros Family Volunteer award at the volunteer event in the spring of 2021 but will be recognized during the Bountiful Bowl event.