An initiative that ensures no senior is forgotten during the holidays had another successful year.
Home Instead and community volunteers delivered roughly 300 gifts in Burnaby on Dec. 16 after hosting a special wrapping event on Dec. 13.
Be a Santa to a Senior allowed shoppers to find the Christmas tree at a local establishment featuring the name and desired gift of a senior.
Shoppers could buy the requested gift and return it in a gift bag to the same location with the ornament attached.
"A simple gift can bring such joy to older adults who may not have loved ones to celebrate with," Burnaby and South Vancouver Home Instead office owner Harpreet Singh said in a Nov. 22 news release.
"Through 'Be a Santa to a Senior,' we can help them feel the holiday spirit.
"There is nothing better than seeing the smile on an older adult's face when they open their gift."
Prior to this year, organizers said since the program started in 2003, "Be a Santa to a Senior" has provided around 2.2 million gifts delivered by more than 65,000 volunteers.
