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Give the Gift of Love to a Deserving Senior this Holiday Season Be a Santa to a Senior kicks off in Hunterdon and Warren Counties The holiday season is also the season of giving and a time to share smiles 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 in your community who would love to celebrate, too. However, many seniors live alone, without someone to share this special time. The local Home Instead Senior Care® office serving Hunterdon and Warren Counties is inviting the community to come together to bring some comfort and holiday cheer to area seniors through its Be a Santa to a Senior® program. Once again, this year we have partnered with Veteran’s Haven North, for our “Be a Santa to a Veteran” program so when you see a tag with an American Flag or a Red Star, you will be purchasing a gift for a veteran. “Research suggests that feelings of loneliness can have a real effect on both mental and physical health. The holidays are a prime time for many people to feel lonely, and that may be especially true for seniors who cannot travel from their homes or have lost their support network,” said Tracy Fazzolari of the Washington Home Instead Senior Care office. “With Be a Santa to a Senior, we are able to bring them some comfort through a thoughtful gift that they might not otherwise receive, but, more importantly, by delivering them with a warm friendly face and kind words reminding them that their community cares about them.” Providing gifts and companionship at a time when seniors may need it most, the program is made possible through the generous support of local businesses, nonprofit organizations, retailers, numerous volunteers and members of the community. The local Home Instead Senior Care office has partnered with Warren County Division of Aging & Disability Services along with several area businesses and retailers, as well as the Blairstown Methodist Church, St. John’s Lutheran Church (Phillipsburg), Kumon Math & Reading Center of Branchburg, Little Bears Learning Center (Washington), National Kitchen & Bath Assoc, PRIVATE for NKBA employees only and Warren Hills Regional High School (Washington), to help with gift collection and distribution. Holiday shoppers are invited to support Be a Santa to a Senior by visiting a participating location where a Be a Santa to a Senior/ Veteran wreaths will be on display from Nov. 8th to Dec. 6th. Those wreaths will be decorated with paper ornaments featuring seniors’ first names and their desired gifts. Holiday shoppers can choose an ornament, buy the requested gift and return it to the store 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. Be a Santa to a Senior trees can be found at the following locations: • Brookfield Glen, Brookfield Club House, Brookfield Glen Dr., Belvidere, NJ 07823 • Coppers Salon, 318 E Washington Ave, Washington, NJ 07882 • Dairy Queen, 231 Route 31S, Washington, NJ 07882 • Kristina Michele Salon, 110 East Plane St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840 • North Warren Pharmacy and Gifts, 166 Rt. 94, Blairstown, NJ 07825 • Panther Valley Pharmacy & Gifts, Rt. 517, Panther Valley Mall, Allamuchy, NJ 07820 • Print Plus, 452 Rt. 519, Stewartsville, NJ 08886 For more information about the program, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com. For more information about how you can help seniors in your community, visit imreadytocare.com.