Senior Service Holiday Gift Drive

This holiday season, Senior Service is proud to run our Holiday Gift Drive, bringing joy and companionship to seniors in our community who might otherwise go without gifts during the holidays.

About Our Local Program

Led by our Toronto East office at 953 Woodbine Avenue, Allan Skeete, our Community Relations Manager, coordinates this heartwarming initiative under the direction of our Managing Director, Colin Macdonald.

For Seniors Who Wish to Participate

If you are a senior or know a senior who would appreciate receiving a holiday gift, here’s what you need to know:

You’ll receive a wish list of 25-30 items
You can select 3 items from the list that you’d like to receive
Our team works directly with local senior care facilities to identify participants
All gifts will be delivered before Christmas

For Sponsors

Want to brighten a senior’s holiday? Here’s how you can help:

Contact our office to become a sponsor
You’ll receive a worksheet with specific gift preferences
Purchase items through Amazon or local stores
Deliver gifts to our office by December 13, 2025
Our office staff and volunteers will deliver your gifts to each senior

Gift Suggestions Include:

Hand/body lotion
Large-piece jigsaw puzzles
Word search books
Socks
Costume jewelry
Soft lap blankets
Adult colouring books with markers
Night lights with sensors
Books/magazines

Shop Easily with Our Amazon Wishlist

We’ve made gift-giving even more convenient with our curated Amazon.ca wishlist. Sponsors can simply view our Holiday Gift Drive wishlist directly in their Amazon account, making it quick and easy to select and purchase gifts. This ensures timely delivery of your chosen items before our December 13th deadline. When purchasing from the wishlist, you can select the delivery location (Senior Service Toronto Office) for your items to be automatically sent to our office for distribution.

Make sure you are already registered to be a sponsor before shopping. (Complete the sponsor form below)