Caring at Christmas
This year members of the Loxleys team took part in the GCA’s ‘Caring at Christmas’ campaign which aims to support care homes residents maintain their festive traditions by writing and posting Christmas cards without the barrier of getting out to the shops or the post office. The initiative, started by Matt Genower of Five Dollar Shake, aims to spread a little Christmas magic up and down the country and this year has seen a broad range of greeting card publishers and printers make connections in their local community.
At the start of December Sally, Helen and Heather, armed with a selection of cards from our archives. popped down the road to Valley Wood care home in Heeley where they assisted some of the 50 residents in choosing and writing their Christmas greetings. The atmosphere at the home was very festive, with residence sharing their favourite Christmas memories with the team and enjoying a selection of biscuits and chocolate treats (it is the season after all!). Many of the residence shared their thanks and thought the initiative was a wonderful idea, perfect for getting in the Christmas spirit.
Louise Crocker Valley Wood manager shared “We were were so pleased that the team from Loxleys called in to spend time with our residents and help them complete their Christmas card for family and friends.”
The team at Loxleys are now hoping to make the care home visit an annual tradition and to build a stronger relationship with SheffCare who provide an amazing service to their residents. We would thoroughly recommend the initiative to others working in the greeting card sector as a truly valuable and rewarding way to celebrate the Christmas season.
Read The Star Sheffield Newspaper article here.
Learn more about the GCA campaign and how you can get involved here.