Christmas can be a tough time for Donovan McAlpine. The man from Saskatoon lives at Sherbrooke Community Centre. Like for other residents of long-term care homes, the holiday season can be a lonely time for McAlpine.
SASKATOON More than 200 care-home residents received surprise gifts with Christmas Day just a few nights away. This year Christmas for a Cause helped some of the city s most vulnerable and isolated partake in holiday festivities. We just wanted to drop off some gifts to some of the more vulnerable residents of Saskatoon,” said Christmas for a Cause organizer Samantha Outhwaite. The group helped deliver gifts for over 200 residents at seven different care homes, all orchestrated through the group s Facebook page. Residents at Whispering Flowers Care Home were caught off guard by the generous surprise. “It’s awesome, I wasn’t expecting this at all,” said Whispering Flowers resident Heather Black. I m so glad everyone can have presents right now.