Gift Basket Donation Program

Be sure to check out our Gift Basket Donation Program guidelines and visit our special website category "Donations For Seniors" for a quick and easy way to send a senior a smile!

Gift "In-Kind" Donations

Are Welcomed By Senior Centers

Senior Centers love donations!  They accept money of course but many people don't realize that they love getting 'gift in kind' donations as well. This type of donation is put to good use in fundraisers, classes and gifts for home bound seniors.

It's easy to help home bound seniors and senior centers in general.  Read more below to find out how you can give back to your community.

Services Offered By Many Senior Centers

Did you know that many Senior Centers provide services for home-bound seniors?  These are seniors that can't physically leave their home or rely on others to take them to doctor's appointments and bring them meals, groceries and medication.  Some home-bound seniors have all but been abandoned by their family and others may not have any family nearby.  Their very life depends on volunteers and community services.

Our local Senior Center provides a meal delivery service to home-bound seniors as well as transportation help.  They also make and deliver decorative craft items to the home-bound seniors during various holidays throughout the year.  I'm told that many of the home-bound seniors love having their meals, a craft item or a gift delivered because it gives them a chance to interact with another person.  They sometimes talk the ears off of the volunteer delivery drivers.

Most Senior Centers provide an on-site lunch program, home delivered meals, transportation assistance, classes and entertainment for seniors.  Some regularly provide free blood pressure testing and grief recovery meetings.  Class or group topics may include exercise, walking, yoga, dancing, ceramics, needle crafts, quilting, poker, card playing, painting, doll making, legal issues, etc...  For entertainment many Senior Centers host bingo games, live bands and movies.

Senior Centers provide many services as well as a social outlet for numerous senior adults on a daily basis.

Help Support The Seniors In Your Community

Senior Centers generally rely on grants, corporate donations and donations from individuals in the community in order to provide all of the above services!  They are therefore very appreciative of monetary and 'in kind' donations.

An 'in kind' donation is a donation of goods.  Senior Centers may be able to accept craft supplies, holiday decorations, small household items (that they sell at a fundraising garage sale), stuffed animals, toiletries and gift baskets among other things.

To help seniors in your area, contact your local Senior Center to ask what types of donations they accept.

Remember, Helping Senior Centers Through 'Gift In Kind' Donations Is Easy and It Makes A Difference In The Lives of Others!

Nationwide Gift Basket Donation Program 
Delivers Smiles To Seniors

PRESS RELEASE

(Ramona, California - January 11, 2007) Ramona resident, Kimberly Yow, recently created a Gift Basket Donation Program that makes Seniors forget about their problems momentarily and feel good that someone is thinking of them.

Kimberly says "I started the program because I wanted to donate gift baskets to seniors and I wanted to donate more than I could on my own.  After brainstorming how I could encourage others to donate, I created the Gift Basket Donation Program.  I would love to flood senior centers across the nation with these gifts and therefore make a lot of people Smile!  I feel that others will want to donate too when they stop and think about what a small, unexpected gift can mean to someone that is seriously ill, home-bound, experiencing difficulty or just lonely."

Kimberly has a special section on her website titled "Donations for Seniors" where you'll find gift baskets that are appropriate for donating to a senior center program. Visitors to the website can order any of these items and have them sent directly to the Senior Center of their choice.  (Donations can be shipped anywhere in the 50 United States.)

Gifted Lady Gift Baskets offers these items at a reduced price to help encourage others to donate and "Send A Smile" to someone that could use some cheering up.

To find out more or participate in this Nationwide Gift Basket Donation Program visit GiftedLady.com or contact Kimberly Yow, Gifted Lady Gift Baskets, P O Box 3882, Ramona, CA 92065, 760-788-8114 or 800-836-9322.

(Photo:  Ray & Jackie of the Ramona Senior Center accepting a donated basket from Gifted Lady.)

Nationwide Directory Helps You Find

Senior Centers Near You

Find A Senior Center:  Locate a Senior Center or Care Facility near you with this website.  All you need is a zip code or city & state.