10 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JUNE 2018

JUNE 2018 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 11 DIANA GREGORY PACKS A GENUINE CONCERN FOR SENIORS It’s a Friday morning and Diana Gregory has been up for hours, coordinating delivery logistics for hundreds of pounds of produce. She oversees 40 volunteers as they arrange bright yellow boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables along a long row of tables at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center on 7 th Street and Indian School Road. Gregory, a retired sales executive for Anheuser- Busch, uses her merchandising acumen to create an attractive display that functions well. She splits the row of tables into two, so that two lines of shoppers can browse at the same time, avoiding bottlenecks. She inspects the produce, pulling a bruised tomato from the pile, and prepares to greet her guests. With support from ONECare by Care1st Health Plan Arizona, Inc., Gregory and her volunteers will be giving 500 Valley veterans the chance to eat a COVER STORY {by karen werner}