SENIORS EYES SPARKLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY SHARING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Baton Rouge, LA December 28, 2011 – The sparkle from the eyes of a senior who did not expect to receive a gift brings a joy that is hard to describe. This spirit is shared with all the individuals and companies who donated to The Home Instead Senior Care Be a Santa to a Senior Program which distributed more than 500 gifts for needy seniors this year!
Most of these seniors generally do not have family around during the holidays and do not usually receive gifts. The deserving seniors come from Healthcare Facilities and Non-Profit Organizations: Landmark of Baton Rouge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, St. Claire Manor Nursing Home, Sherwood Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), Catholic-Presbyterian Apartments, Bishop Ott Apartments and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank – Adopt a Senior Program.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 a crew from the Home Instead office had the privilege to personally give Christmas gifts to seniors who participate in the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank – Adopt a Senior Program. These seniors come at the end of each month and pick-up a 50lb. box of food.
“Today’s time at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank really brought some light to the sense of community we can have here in Baton Rouge. With so much news being dedicated to everything negative, we saw all three news stations take notice and provide coverage of an amazing group of people at the Food Bank providing an invaluable service to some of our most precious citizens. We asked the community to take part in our Be a Santa to a Senior Program this year and they came through at a level that we couldn’t have predicted and sharing that outreach with the recipients of the Adopt a Senior Program was absolutely the highlight of this year’s program for me!,” said Matt Cohn, owner of Home Instead Senior Care.
Participating Sponsors include: Amedisys Hospice, Life Source Services of Baton Rouge, Feliciana Home Health, EF Research, Arkel Constructors, Rita B. Wallace & Associates Realtors, Prairieville Middle School, Lewis Physical Therapy, Timmons Truck Center, Chase Bank, Corporate Green, Galilee Baptist Academy, Remax Real Estate Group, Stan Douglas State Farm, Walker Freshman High, Elm Grove Baptist Church, Social Club – “Second 2 None”, Legacy Center and Southern University Alumni Association.
Pictured from left to right: Catherine Jeansonne, Matt Cohn , Sandy Hull, Aletta White, Janay Giblin, Brittany Tarleton, and Craig Zaunbrecher.
“Today’s time at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank really brought some light to the sense of community we can have here in Baton Rouge. With so much news being dedicated to everything negative, we saw all three news stations take notice and provide coverage of an amazing group of people at the Food Bank providing an invaluable service to some of our most precious citizens. We asked the community to take part in our Be a Santa to a Seniorprogram this year and they came through at a level that we couldn’t have predicted and sharing that outreach with the recipients of the Adopt a Senior Program was absolutely the highlight of this year’s program for me!” ~ Matt Cohn
“Thank you to the entire team at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank for giving us the opportunity to be part of the “Adopt a Senior Program”. Yvonne, Charlene Guarisco Montelaro, Kenissa McKay . . .” ~ EV Wallace
“It was so rewarding getting to see the expressions on the Seniors’ faces as we surprised them with Christmas Gifts. Thank you to all of the gift donors who helped to provide over 500 gifts to needy seniors in the Baton Rouge area through Home Instead Senior Care’s Be A Santa to a Senior program.” ~ Sandy Hull
“The Be a Santa to a SeniorEvent is so important. Not only to those who receive, but also for the Home Instead team as we come together to create smiles, touch lives and make a positive difference. Thanks to ALL HISC team members for making this such a success! Without every one of YOU, the real spirit of the event would not have been realized.” ~ Craig Zaunbrecher
View more pictures from our day at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank as well as personal expressions of how the Be a Santa to a Senior program affected us visit our photo album:
~2011 Be a Santa to a Senior at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank~
We hope this was helpful. If you have any questions or if you know of a senior that could benefit from our vast array of home care services in Baton Rouge, please call us at 225.819.8338 or email us. Most long-term care insurance policies will reimburse us for our services and we have a team of over 200 bonded and insured CAREGivers covering the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area.
