Council on Aging Santa for Seniors Holiday Gift Drive to Assist Homebound Seniors

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Nov. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- The Council on Aging (COA) of Volusia County will launch this month the ‘Santa for Seniors’ gift drive to provide festive celebrations for local seniors without family during the holiday season.

Unwrapped gifts will be collected at all of the 26 Walgreens stores across Volusia County from Nov. 20 through Dec. 4 and will be distributed to COA clients just before Christmas. All gifts are tax deductible.

“Throughout our years of service, we have discovered that many of our homebound clients have no local family members to celebrate the season with them,” said Richard Heald, COA’s chief operating officer. “The ‘Santa for Seniors’ gift-giving program gives the Volusia County community an opportunity to provide these seniors with a little holiday cheer.”

Suggestions for gifts include gift cards, postage stamps, toiletries, sweaters or sweatshirts, socks, towels, bed linens, large print books or activity books, handkerchiefs and nutrient drinks such as Ensure. All cash donations will be matched five to one by federal grant dollars, turning a $20 gift into $100.

For more information about Santa for Seniors Gift Drive contact COA at 386-253-4700 ext. 215 or pchanfrau@coaiaa.org.

COA was established under the Older Americans Act by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. COA is a “Lead Agency,” designated by the State of Florida as a service agency directly tasked with the health and welfare of senior citizens. For more than 45 years, COA has been the authority on Aging Services, and one of the largest service agencies in northeast Florida. Thousands of clients are served every year within its broad spectrum of senior service programs including meals programs, health services and senior activities. They can be reached at (386) 253-4700 or visit them online at http://www.coavolusia.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/COAVOLFL.