The Holiday Season is a time full of happiness and cheer. A time to gather with friends and family to share gifts and good food. For some, celebrating doesn't come as easily. Plenty of our local Seniors either don’t have family close, or because of financial reasons, don’t celebrate like the rest of us. Home Instead Senior Care has come together with local nonprofits and community organizations identify Seniors in our area with this same dilemma. Now here is your chance to help bring the holiday cheer back into a local Senior’s life!
Since 2003 Home Instead Senior Care has held the “Be a Santa to a Senior” program. They partner with local nonprofit and community organizations to identify and to send cheer to local seniors who might not otherwise receive gifts during this holiday season. Trees are placed in local businesses, and decorated with special ornaments. Each ornament has the name of a Senior, and their gift request. Participating is simple! First, find a tree near you from the list provided below. Pick the ornament with the seniors information from the tree and take it with you to a nearby store to purchase their special gift. Bring the gift with the ornament back to the same location, and place it in the designated box. The volunteers will take care of the rest.
Take some time to help the Seniors in your community celebrate this season! Here are the local participating locations:
Avalon Springs Health Campus, 2400 Silhavy Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Centier Bank, 433 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342
Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 601 Sheffield Ave, Dyer, IN 46311
Horizon Bank, 8590 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
Munster Med Inn, 7935 Calumet Ave, Munster Munster, IN 46321
Residences at Coffee Creek, 2300 Village Point, Chesterton, IN 46304
Residences at Deer Creek, 401 E. US 30, Schererville, IN 46375
Rittenhouse Village, 1300 Vale Park Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Rittenhouse Village At Portage, 6235 Sterling Creek Road, Portage, IN 46368
Schererville Chamber of Commerce, 149 E. Joliet Street, Schererville, IN 46375
Spring Mill health Campus, 101 W 87th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
Sweet Home Indiana, 8251 Wicker Ave., Saint John, IN 46373
Symphony of Chesterton, 2775 Village Point, Chesterton, IN 46304
Symphony of Crown Point, 1555 S. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307
Towne Centre, 7250 Arthur Blvd, Merrillville, IN 46410