FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tim Dungan
Telephone: 903.893.1100
Give the Gift of Love to a Deserving Senior this Holiday Season
Be a Santa to a Senior kicks off in Sherman
SHERMAN, TX – Nov. 29, 2022 – The holiday season is a time to share smiles and cheer with those around you. As you gather to drink hot cocoa and sing carols with family and friends, it’s important to remember there are seniors citizens in your community who would love to celebrate, too. However, many seniors live alone, without someone to share this special time with.
Home Instead® is once again offering the Texoma community a chance to spread joy to local seniors. Through the Be a Santa to a Senior® program, community members can give a senior a special holiday gift. This program has mobilized volunteers, provided thousands of gifts and brightened the season for hundreds of deserving seniors in the Texoma area for 16 years.
“The Be a Santa to a Senior program is all about including seniors in the joy of the holiday season,” said Tim Dungan, owner of the Sherman Home Instead office. “If the Texoma community didn’t provide these seniors with a gift, we know that many of these individuals would be forgotten. A simple gift shows a Senior they are a loved and cherished member of our community.”
Be a Santa to a Senior is a true community program, with generous support from local businesses, nonprofit organizations, home health agencies, the dialysis center, retailers, numerous volunteers and members of the community. The Home Instead office serving Texoma has partnered with the Sherman Belk, Nautilus Family Fitness, and Spa31 to help with gift collection.
It’s easy to help. Visit one of the participating locations listed below and look for the Be a Santa to a Senior tree on display from November 21st to December 5th. Each tree will be decorated with ornaments featuring seniors’ first names and gift suggestions. Holiday shoppers can choose an ornament, buy the requested gift and return it to the tree location with the ornament attached. There’s no need to worry about wrapping — community volunteers and program partners will wrap and deliver the gifts to local seniors in time for the holidays.
“While it may seem like a small act of kindness, it can really make a difference for someone this holiday season,” said Dungan. “Watching seniors open the gifts they received through Be a Santa to a Senior and seeing the smiles and appreciation on their faces is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season.”
Be a Santa to a Senior trees can be found at the following locations:
Belk, 3606 Town Center Street, Sherman
Nautilus Family Fitness, 2719 N Hwy 75 , Sherman
Spa31, 114 S. Crockett St., Sherman, TX 75090
For more information about the program, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com or call 903-893-1109.
For more information about how you can help seniors in your community, visit imreadytocare.com.
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ABOUT THE TEXOMA HOME INSTEAD
Opened August 21st, 2006, the Sherman Home Instead® franchise provides personalized care, support and education to enhance the lives of aging adults and their families. Today, the franchise network is the world's leading provider of in-home care services for seniors, with more than 1,200 independently owned and operated franchises that provide more than 80 million hours of care annually throughout the United States and 11 other countries. Local Home Instead offices employ approximately 90,000 Care Professionals worldwide who provide basic support services that enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. Home Instead franchise owners partner with clients and their family members to help meet varied individual needs. Services span the care continuum – from providing personal care to specialized Alzheimer’s care and hospice support. Also available are family caregiver education and support resources.
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