(Nov. 13, 2014) Once again, the Ocean Pines Recreation Department is partnering with Home Instead Senior Care to “Be a Santa to a Senior.”
The purpose of the Home Instead Senior Care community service program is to positively impact the community by providing holiday cheer and gift giving to seniors who are least likely to receive a present during the holiday season; recipients are normally lonely and financially challenged.
The Home Instead Senior Care office is coordinating with community leaders and non-profit organizations. The committee will obtain names of needy or lonely seniors as well as gift ideas for each senior.
The recreation department along with other local merchants will place a Christmas tree inside each of their lobbies through Dec. 5.
Volunteers will write the first name or a code name of the participating senior, and their gift preference on a “Be a Santa to a Senior” tree ornament. Each ornament will be placed on the Christmas tree.
Customers will pull an ornament from the tree and purchase a gift for the specific senior listed on the ornament. The gifts and corresponding ornament will be grouped together and left in the lobby.
Program volunteers will regularly collect gifts and refresh tree ornaments as needed. The final gifts will be collected on Dec. 8. Committee members and volunteers will distribute the gifts on Dec. 8.
For more information, contact Vicki Magin, recreation staff at 410-641-7052 or email vmagin@oceanpines.org.
The purpose of the Home Instead Senior Care community service program is to positively impact the community by providing holiday cheer and gift giving to seniors who are least likely to receive a present during the holiday season; recipients are normally lonely and financially challenged.
The Home Instead Senior Care office is coordinating with community leaders and non-profit organizations. The committee will obtain names of needy or lonely seniors as well as gift ideas for each senior.
The recreation department along with other local merchants will place a Christmas tree inside each of their lobbies through Dec. 5.
Volunteers will write the first name or a code name of the participating senior, and their gift preference on a “Be a Santa to a Senior” tree ornament. Each ornament will be placed on the Christmas tree.
Customers will pull an ornament from the tree and purchase a gift for the specific senior listed on the ornament. The gifts and corresponding ornament will be grouped together and left in the lobby.
Program volunteers will regularly collect gifts and refresh tree ornaments as needed. The final gifts will be collected on Dec. 8. Committee members and volunteers will distribute the gifts on Dec. 8.
For more information, contact Vicki Magin, recreation staff at 410-641-7052 or email vmagin@oceanpines.org.