Ho, Ho, Ho! Let’s get ready for our 2023 Senior Santa Visits!
Mark your calendars! It’s officially time for Santa to start gathering his elves throughout our community for our annual Senior Santa Visits 
Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more fun, photos, and info.
It’s time for our 2022 Senior Santa Visits!
Can you believe how fast this year flew by?! With fall in full swing, it’s officially time to get things going for our annual Senior Santa Visits. This year our teams of volunteers will be heading out to visit local seniors on Saturday, December 10th and we need your help!
Check out this year’s flyer below to see how you can contribute!
Please feel free to share this flyer with anyone & everyone.
Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more fun, photos, and info.
Congratulations to Gwen!
Congratulations to our very own Gwen Pradere, Celebrating Women Helping Women honoree. Nominated by Sierra Bookkeeping, Gwen, Founder and President of Friends for All, spends her year collecting gifts, donations and volunteers to visit home-bound seniors every Christmas season. She founded Friends to All nearly 23 years ago with the very first Senior Santa Visit and has continued to support and grow our annual visits every year.
Check out the post made by Soroptimist International of Carson City by clicking the link below!
https://bit.ly/3MAWhWA
Recognizing Women in Our Community
Our very own Gwen Pradere, the founder of Friends to All, was recognized by the Chamber of Commerce as one of the top 10 exceptional women in our city’s history! Thank you to all these amazing women and for all they do to make Carson City a wonderful place to live ?
-with love from our team at Friends to All
Covid-19: Grocery Stores Help Out
With Covid-19 affecting nearly all aspects of life, times are a little scary right now, especially for our senior population. However, we are a strong community and many grocery stores are doing their part to help our high-risk populations feel safer when shopping. Here’s what some of our local stores are offering…
+ COSTCO – Senior Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8am – 9am
+ SMITH’S – Senior Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays from 7AM-8AM
+ SAVE MART – Senior Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6am – 9am
+ RALEY’S – Senior Essential Bags
Two discounted grocery bags available to purchase for seniors, one that’s $20 with a random selection of pantry goods and produce, and one that’s $35 with ready-to-eat meals. For more information visit their website here https://www.raleys.com/senior-essentials-bag/
These hours apply to people 60 and older and most stores are also allowing other high-risk people to shop during these hours as well, such as women who are pregnant.
If you know of any other stores/businesses in our local community offering help to seniors please let us know in the comments. Also feel free to share this so we can get the word out!
Amazon Smile
We are beyond excited to announce that we are now on Amazon Smile!
WHAT IS AMAZON SMILE
It’s an easy way to support your favorite non-profit organization by simply shopping through smile.amazon.com, at no additional cost to you.
HOW IT WORKS
1) Visit smile.amazon.com
2) Search for “Friends to All” and select us (Friends to All in Carson City, Nevada) as your favorite charitable organization
3) Next time you shop on Amazon, be sure to start at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchase to Friends to All.
WHY
This is a way you can help us reach more seniors, more often in our community without spending any additional money on donations. Amazon pays the donation and you just shop!
For more information visit…
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/
2018 Senior Santa Visits
Our annual holiday visits to homebound seniors in our community is set to take place on Saturday, December 8th this year. Be sure to take a look at our “How to Help” page to see how you can get involved this year. Also be sure to follow us on Facebook for up to date information about our upcoming visits.
A big way to help us is by spreading the word. We’d love for you to tell your friends and family all about us. Below is an informational flyer you can print and post at your favorite spot in the community.
Donation Drop Off Locations
Our senior santa visits are right around the corner. If you would like to help, we are accepting donations now through December 12th at the following locations.
A+ DOCUMENTS, INC.
411 W. Third St, Suite 1 (Corner of W. Third & Minnesota)
CARSON CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1900 S. Carson Street (By the State Railroad Museum)
COLDWELL BANKERS SELECT
123 W. Second Street (W. Second St, Hwy 395 & Curry St)
REALTY EXECUTIVES
1071 S. Carson Street (By Red’s)
STATE FARM INSURANCE – MARILYN LEWIS
321 W. Winnie Lanes, #106 (Winnie & Division)
VITAL SIGNS
2412 S. Curry Street
6 WEEK WORKOUT
3476 Executive Pointe Way (Off College Parkway)
TYPES OF DONATIONS –
Small packaged food items (candy, cookies, nuts, etc.)
Slipper socks
Crossword puzzle type books (large print if possible)
Handkerchiefs, gloves, hats, scarves
Lotions, lip balm, etc.
Store/Hair Salon/Barbershop Gift Cards
*We appreciate smaller items which are easier for our volunteers to deliver and nothing that is sized, as we do not have this information prior to our visit.
KTVN Channel 2 News Video
KTVN Channel 2 News featured us on the morning news today…if you missed it, you can watch here: http://www.ktvn.com/story/36894963/santa-visits-for-senior-citizens-in-carson-city
Carson Now Feature
If you’d like to learn more about what we do, check out our article on Carson Now’s website. The article provides a quick overview of what our santa visits are all about and how you can help.
