Everyone, including residents at Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre, needs to see something from Santa on Christmas and thanks to donors and London Drugs, they will.
So far, under the Stocking Stuffers for Seniors program, shoppers at the store have bought almost 300 gifts for seniors after picking up a gift tag from the store’s Christmas tree and buying a gift that matches the wishes of a resident on that tag.
After buying the gift, donors give the presents to London Drugs customer service which ensures they are delivered to residents over Christmas.
Each tag contains a wish list from a local senior, or a general “wish list” from a participating local care home or charitable partner organization.
“Some of our residents have asked for very specific things,” which required donors to buy online or visit other stores, said Mike Fenn, recreation manager at Delta View.
Because of the response, the home has now converted a room to hide more than 300 presents until Christmas.
“We just hopefully did our final load today (Dec. 13). It’s been about a two-week undertaking,” Fenn said. “Thanks to the community of Delta for making this a special time of the year at the home.”
This is the first year that Delta View has participated in the Stocking Stuffers for Seniors campaign which began in 2015. The program is now offered in all London Drug locations.
Some of the gifts were handed out Dec. 12 with the remainder handed out on Dec. 20, when Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with Elvis, will visit Delta View.
