Reported by Alissa Wu
It’s been a very long year; a global pandemic completely changed our lives, rendering ourselves internet inhabitants, where all social interaction is through a screen. However, this physical isolation has caused much loneliness in senior centers. Since seniors are disproportionately affected by Covid, senior centers have tightened restrictions on personal visits to facilities. With the difficulty involved in setting up calls and the simple lack of face-to-face interaction, senior centers are dealing with the worst effects of isolation.
To combat this, we should donate and write cards to these centers, to bring the warmth of this holiday season to them in the best way we can! You can design a digital card or write on a physical card. You can share stories, introspective reflections, jokes, etc.
These centers are also looking for donations, such as hygiene items (face masks, hand sanitizer, soap, paper towels, tissues) and snacks (chips, cookies). Let’s all work together to bring this holiday season to senior centers through card writing and donations!
Tomorrow afternoon, December 20th, we are going to the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Hillsborough to make our donations!
Volunteers: Fengqi Wen (12/19, 1 hr), Cassie Tammy Wang (12/19, 1 hr), Audrey Wang (12/19, 1 hr), Natalie Clark (12/19, 1 hr), Anna Pierson (12/19, 1 hr), Elizabeth Jia (12/19, 1 hr), Cosner Yang (12/19, 1 hr).
