Looking for a Few Good Elves!

Calling All Elves!

Imagine making the holidays even more special this year for an elder. 

Now you can help REAL Services by joining the ELVES for ELDERS Program for the 2018 Holiday Season.  Since 2004, REAL Services has been spreading JOY to more than 1,000 seniors in Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, and St. Joseph Counties. You or your organization can make a REAL difference by ‘adopting’ an elder (or more than one) and providing them with much-needed items such as slippers, a warm robe, or a mug for their tea or hot chocolate.   

The holidays can sometimes be lonely for seniors who may not have anyone to share it with, and Elves for Elders makes sure they are not forgotten during this season. This very popular program would not exist without you or your organization’s generosity of time and donations. You will be helping seniors ranging in age from 60 to 103!

It’s Easy and Makes Such A Difference

Our ELVES simply purchase ‘wish list’ items for ELDERS, which is about $50 per senior. New this year, we are encouraging our ELVES to personally deliver their gifts to the elder to experience the sheer delight that your kindness offers these wonderful people. Isn’t that what the holidays are all about?

If you cannot personally deliver the gifts, our volunteers are happy to help with getting them to your elder. All we ask is that you drop your ‘wish list’ items at a REAL Services office in Elkhart, LaPorte, Plymouth, South Bend, or Warsaw.   

Are You or Your Organization Ready to Be Part of the 2018 Elves for Elders?  

Elves for Elders is a great opportunity for a family or group to make a difference in someone’s life over the holidays. This year, we are expecting an unprecedented number of seniors for this program.  

We are looking for companies, groups, and individuals to adopt a REAL Services senior client, and/or deliver the gifts to them, or both. All you have to do to be part of this year’s Elves for Elders is to complete a volunteer application, or email Allen Holt at allen2@realservices.org or call Allen at 574-284-7138.  

Thank you for making a REAL difference this holiday season!