This holiday season, staff, and residents at Points West Living in Moose Jaw set up a Christmas tree and tried something new as residents came together over the past month to knit, sew, and purchase winter scarves, toques, and mitts for charity.
The campaign started in November and the team at Square One Community Inc. stopped by to pick up two full boxes of the charitable donations on Dec. 18.
“We decided to do it so that we could give some kind of donation back to the community, and the residents thought that a donation tree was a fabulous idea,” said Jenn Montgomery, the general manager at Points West Living Moose Jaw.
All donations from the Points West campaign were forwarded to Square One Community Inc. for distribution to those most in need throughout the community. This included numerous clothing items ranging in size from children’s to adult.
“We chose Square One because it’s something that we had never donated to before, and we like to make sure that we keep it fair,” Montgomery said.
After the tree was set up in the home for around a month, Montgomery said it ended up being “completely full” of warm winter clothing donations. “There was nowhere (else) to hang anything,” she said. “We started putting stuff on the bottom. The residents were just so generous.”
Montgomery wished to conclude with a message of thanks for those who donated to the campaign and for the work done each day by Square One Community Inc. “I would like to say thank you to the folks at Square One for the wonderful work they do and the support they give to the most vulnerable members of the community,” she said.
“We wish you all the best this holiday season and a happy New Year from all of us here at Points West Living Moose Jaw,” Montgomery concluded.
Points West Living is located at 917 Bradley Street and can be reached at 306-693-3777. To learn more about the retirement residence visit PointsWestLivingSK.ca or follow ‘Points West Living Moose Jaw’ on Facebook.
For more information about Square One Community Inc. visit SquareOneHousingMooseJaw.com or call 306-631-9340.
Aaron Walker
Reporter
Moose Jaw Express
