Santa for Seniors is a grassroots volunteer project designed to bring Christmas joy to Wiregrass seniors who need basic items for everyday living. SARCOA case managers chose the neediest seniors in the area as Santa for Seniors recipients. All have low income and most are homebound and alone. Each year there are several hundred clients with requests on a wish list. Common requests are groceries, liquid nutritional supplements like Ensure, bed linens, slippers, heaters and help with high utility bills.
If you would like to sponsor a senior, click on the buttons below to be taken to each county’s sponsor page. There you can choose which senior(s) to sponsor and register using the form. Then take your senior’s wish list and go shopping for the items. SARCOA has also set up an Amazon wish list if you would prefer shopping there. The list can be accessed by clicking the button below:
Gifts will be collected at the former National Guard Armory (2755 Choctaw Street in Dothan – at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and Choctaw Street, turn onto Choctaw Street and enter through armory gate to blue warehouses in back of lot) on Saturday, December 7, Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. SARCOA case managers and volunteers will deliver gifts to the seniors before Christmas.
In addition to gifts, we also collect monetary donations for the project. This cash is primarily used to cover the grocery baskets and assist with bill payments and medical procedures like dental work that are requested. You can give online through PayPal by using the links below (you can also use a credit card through PayPal) or bring cash or check to our office on Brannon Stand Road in Dothan or during open hours at the gift collection site. Thank you for taking part in this worthy cause!
Click the buttons below to go to each county’s Santa For Seniors page.
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