The Grande Prairie Golden Age Centre is putting on a “Carol ‘o Gram” fundraising event from 6 to 9:00 p.m. on December 7th, 13th, and 16th to raise money for senior Christmas programming heading into the holiday season.
The event features a caroling team from the Hart Valley Christan Youth group and all proceeds from the event will go directly to Golden Age Centre’s Senior Christmas Programs.
Event organizer Elaine Jobin says the event is important to Golden Age and its clients as the centre targets seniors who don’t live in lodging who still live at home and do not have prior support from family or outside services.
“These seniors that we focus on, they’re low-income, so we’re just trying to raise some extra funds for them so that we can help them with some necessities and essentials this year.”
Jobin adds that the donation needs have shifted from winter clothing and gifts to basic necessities like food due to rising costs.
“In previous years we’ve collected the usual stuff- socks, mitts, and a crossword book or something like that, but this year is really different now,” she says. “What we’ve been doing is getting gift cards at local grocery stores for them just to help that way.”
The event features a caroling team from the Hart Valley Christan Youth Group and Jobin says anyone receiving an ‘o gram should expect a group of young singers ready to bring some Christmas cheer.
“You can expect a group of youth to show up at your door, say you want your grandma to be surprised by carolers, and I think it’s just great that we have youth in our community that are willing to do these types of things, you don’t see that much anymore.”
Jobin says all donations are accepted, and tax receipts are available for donations above $5. Anyone interested in donating or purchasing a Carol ‘o Gram is asked to contact Jobin at (780)-532-5818 or email [email protected] to book.
