Van Wert Council on Aging has recently teamed up with area businesses and organizations to help provide seniors in need with gifts to help get them through the holiday season.
Student volunteers from Vantage Career Center helped sort close to a thousand items for the Snowflakes for Seniors project. The items include cleaning supplies, clothing, hygiene items, and toiletries. Items were collected by area businesses like Tracy's Auction Barn. Through this project, the Van Wert Council on Aging is looking provide these items to 150 senior citizens, which is 50 more than last year.
"We wanted to take this opportunity just come out so that we could help the elderly, otherwise they might go out in unsafe conditions and then possibly become hurt," commented Gunnar Stemen, Vantage Career Center student.
"Delivering these packages and seeing these people get this gift is wonderful and definitely makes you smile," said Samantha Turnwald, Van Wert Council on Aging Administrative Assistant.
Tomorrow(12/12/19), volunteers will pack all the items together in baskets and they will be delivered to the senior citizens next week.
