Media Advisory - Home Instead Senior Care kicks off Be a Santa to a Senior

TORONTO, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - Home Instead Senior Care will kick off its 5th annual Be a Santa to a Senior program tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18th at 2 p.m. at Hazelton Place Retirement Residence, 111 Avenue Road, in Toronto. Be a Santa to a Senior collects and distributes gifts for thousands of isolated and deserving seniors during the holiday season.

Home Instead Senior Care makes Be a Santa to a Senior a reality by partnering with local retailers, non-profit agencies, and volunteers from the community. The organization, which provides non-medical care and companionship services for seniors, has 14 locations in Ontario and 25 across Canada. Last year Be a Santa to a Senior collected and distributed more than 5,000 gifts to seniors in the Greater Toronto Area. To date, the program has collected and distributed more than one million gifts for some 700,000 seniors across North America.

WHAT:  Be a Santa to a Senior kick-off hosted by Home Instead Senior Care

    WHEN:  Wednesday November 18 at 2 p.m.

    WHERE: Hazelton Place Retirement Residence
           111 Avenue Road (North of Bloor St.)
           Toronto

For further information: Mary Ann Freedman, Freedman & Associates Inc., Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]