What is happening in Portage County? The Home Instead Senior Care ladies are wearing Red? Here’s why…
The snow is falling with chilly nights spent by the fire and thoughts of Christmas Shopping fall fast on your mind – the local Home Instead Senior Care office has been in full Christmas Spirit since the middle of October with the Be A Santa To A Senior Program. This program brings ‘Joy’ to local seniors during this season. With the help of many community partners, gifts are collected for seniors who otherwise would be spending Christmas alone. Not only do they receive a gift – they also receive something so precious, the gift of a visit. Time is something so precious to each of us, but to a senior, taking your time to visit them can help restore the joy they once had at Christmastime. So, you may see the “Purple Ladies” of Home Instead Senior Care wearing ‘Red’ this season – as they help to bring a smile to our greatest generation – Our Seniors!
Looking for a tree location to purchase a gift for a senior? Please visit one of these sites:
• Rootstown Community Pharmacy
• Family & Community Services Building – The Roc Building
• The RAC
• Portage Community Bank- Ravenna & Kent Branches
• Mantua Station Drug
• Aurora Premium Outlets-Office
• Aurora Senior Center
• Bean and the Baker
• Excalibur Auto-Streetsboro
• Streetsboro Senior Center
• Ravenna Chamber of Commerce
• Garrettsville Library
Wanting to help wrap Christmas Presents? Please join us at one of our wrapping parties: December 9 at Aurora Senior Center-Walker Building, 10 am – 1 pm or Portage Senior Center, December 10 at 10 am to noon. Presents will be delivered soon after with the help from local fire departments, police departments, sheriff’s office and Home Instead Elves!
We are so touched to see the heartfelt JOY this program is bringing to those who are volunteering to help our seniors! – The Home Instead Senior Care Family
