THOMASTON – Saturday, December 9, Watts Hall in Thomaston was an innovative hub with the Call for Merry Mannequins Evergreen Extravaganza Creators. They came – individual and teams working to transfer boughs, dress forms, chicken wire and boxes of.
Project Joy is collaborating with London Drugs and the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) for the second year in a row to provide refurbished, gently-used electronic devices to seniors.
Project Joy put together to help seniors stay connected with loved ones during COVID
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Chinook Village applied to Project Joy and had the devices delivered last week.
“It’s going to mean so much for the residents here,” said program manager Judy Fredeen. “It’s so hard to communicate right now with COVID, so this will make a huge difference for us.”
Before the donation, Chinook Village only had access to one iPad, meaning only one resident could chat with their family at a time.
Now, nurses can work with and teach residents how to use the phones and tablets to talk with their loved ones.
EDMONTON A local organization is encouraging people to donate their gently used tablets and smart phones to help seniors connect with their families this holiday season. The donation drive is run by Project Joy, an organization that formed in the early days of the pandemic in response to the isolation caused by the first lockdown. The group is now putting out another call for iPhone 5s or higher as well as Android devices no more than three-four years old. The devices will then be sanitized and personal information wiped before being handed off to care centres in need. The founder of Project Joy, Emily Jenks, explained the need for these devices heading into the holiday season.