Some 450 seniors will be having their Christmas made just a bit brighter this year thanks to the efforts of the Yorkton Pay It Forward Stockings For Seniors Program.
The program, in its second year, asked people in Yorkton and area to purchase Christmas stocking items for seniors which are being distributed to four senior facilities in Yorkton, the Saltcoats Nursing Home, Gateway Lodge in Canora, as well as facilities in Theodore and Insinger and the Regional Hopsital in Yorkton.
Program co-ordinator Kristin Weber-Karcha explained that seniors were asked to fill out a form giving some insight into what would make a good stocking gift, 鈥渨hat was their favourite treat, favourite colour, a favourite activity,鈥� the sort of information that allowed for more personalized gifts.
Then,using the group's social media reach and word-of-mouth, members of the public willing to provide the gifts were recruited and matched with a senior, said Weber-Karcha.
If people weren't comfortable shopping they could donate money, 鈥渁nd we shopped on their behalf,鈥� she added.
The stocking gifts were then distributed to the facilities ahead of Christmas to allow them to be 'quarantined' for a time before being handed out to the seniors.
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