#BeASanta Project
The #BeASanta project is back for 2022 and we need your help!
Age UK Isle of Wight is once again working in partnership with Home Instead Senior Care to provide Christmas presents to older Island residents that will be alone for the upcoming festive season.
The Christmas elves at Home Instead Senior Care are busy placing donation drop-boxes as we speak to help us to collect donations that will help to bring a smile to our older residents!
We are looking for a mixture of unisex items including winter warmers such as blankets, scarves, hot water bottles etc, some Christmas treats such as boxes of chocolates and biscuit selections and even small unisex gifts like crossword puzzle books etc We are also accepting donations of gift bags and wrapping paper.
To keep up to date with locations of donations drop-box locations and to follow our journey in bringing some local joy to older residents check back here for regular updates or for those who are on Facebook follow the Home Instead Be a Santa page!
The #BeASanta Project encompasses AgeUK Isle of Wight's ethos that No One Should Have No One, not only at Christmas, but all year round. Find Out More
Previous Christmases......
The Global #BeASanta gift giving scheme saw local businesses and people from local communities come together to help spread Christmas cheer amongst older people. By reaching out to local communities, they helped older people who might not otherwise have received a gift at Christmas time.
These gifts helped to make a difference, helped to combat loneliness and offered our support to individuals, organisations and charities who all share a common goal to with Home Instead.
Age UK Isle of Wight believe that No One Should Have No One, and were delighted to be working with Home Instead throughout the Festive Season!
We were kindly supported by two local Primary schools: Newport C of E who donated gifts as part of a reverse advent calendar and also beautiful Christmas pictures and cards from Lanesend Primary!
The amazing Christmas elves at Home Instead Senior Care, along with some Age UK Isle of Wight volunteers and also some help from the wonderful Freshwater Fire Station, were able to distiribute over 350 gifts to our nominated clients the week before Christmas 2020!
