Be a Santa to a senior citizen

BOARDMAN — Home Instead Senior Care is teaming with nonprofit agencies and retailers to sponsor Be a Santa to a Senior, a program that collects, wraps and delivers gifts to lonely or needy seniors in Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties.

The program kicks off at 10 a.m. Monday when Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams will take the first ornament off the tree at Optiview Vision Center, 6000 Mahoning Ave., Suite 394, Austintown.

Trees will also go up in area stores and businesses Monday.

On Dec. 10, the general public is invited to a community gift wrapping party from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Boardman and on Dec. 15, gifts will be delivered.

The program delivered more than 2,500 gifts last year to more than 700 needy seniors.

Home Instead has joined with Visiting Nurses Association, Catholic Charities, SCOPE of Warren, Volunteer Services Agency, Guardian Angels, area nursing homes and churches and Walmart, Super Kmart, Curves for Women and Optiview Vision Centers to provide presents for seniors who otherwise might not receive a gift this holiday season.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com