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Be a Santa to a Senior this Holiday Season

Tis the season to be merry and brighten up a local seniors’ holiday through the Be a Santa to a Senior program! Home Instead Senior Care serving North Dartmouth and the surrounding area is kicking off this year’s program with two area Christmas trees, located at:

·         Delkin Cleaners, 104 State Road, North Dartmouth

·         Delkin Cleaners, 718 Dartmouth Street, South Dartmouth

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·         Delkin Cleaners, 637 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford

·         Delkin Cleaners, 3 People's Way, Fairhaven

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·         Delkin Cleaners, 455 Williams S. Canning Blvd., Fall River

·         Delkin Cleaners, 4171 North Main Street, Fall River

·         Lakeville Chiropractic, 350 Bedford Street, Lakeville

·         PharmaHealth Pharmacy, 132 Alden Road, Fairhaven

·         PharmaHealth Pharmacy, 458 Dartmouth Street, New Bedford

·         PharmaHealth Pharmacy, 2206 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford

·         PharmaHealth Pharmacy, 535 Faunce Corner Road, North Dartmouth

·         UPS Store, 1090 King's Highway, New Bedford

To be a Santa to an area senior, stop by any of the locations listed below to select an ornament from the tree. Each ornament will have a gift suggestion, such as slippers or a blanket. Have fun shopping, and return the unwrapped gift in a bag with the ornament to any one of the above locations by December 7.

Be a Santa to a Senior is an annual holiday gift program developed to brighten the lives of older adults that are alone or financially challenged during the holiday season. Since introducing the Be a Santa to a Senior program, Home Instead Senior Care has helped provide 1.2 million gifts to more than 700,000 seniors in need. Please call 508.984.7900 for more information or questions, or visit www.beasantatoasenior.com

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