'Be a Santa to a Senior' this year via this program

You can help bring joy to the life of a senior in Triangle this year via the "Be a Santa to a Senior" program.

In its 19th year, the program features holiday trees with ornaments featuring seniors' first names and their desired gifts. The trees will be up through Monday, Dec. 5 at the following locations:

• Abbottswood, 7900 Creedmoor Rd., Raleigh, 27613
• Charron's Deli & Café, 120 E. Main St., Youngsville, 27596
• Culver's, 2819 Rogers Rd., Wake Forest, 27587
• Starbucks, 7498 Creedmoor Rd., Raleigh, 27613
• Starbucks, 6282 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 27612
• Starbucks, 9441 Strickland Rd., Raleigh, 27615
• Starbucks, 10760 Wakefield Commons Dr., Raleigh, 27614
• Starbucks, 6176 Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, 27609
• Starbucks, 9630 Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, 27615
• Starbucks, 2815 Rogers Rd., Wake Forest, 27587
• Treeo Senior Living, 2722 Spring Forest Rd., Raleigh, 27616
• Trinity Partners, 1600 Perimeter Park Dr., Morrisville, 27560
• Trinity Partners, 3005 Carrington Mill Blvd., Morrisville, 27560
• Trinity Partners, 3015 Carrington Mill Blvd., Morrisville, 27560
• Trinity Partners, 4001 NC HWY 54, Durham, 27709

Gifts should be returned unwrapped to the location the ornament was selected.

Gift requests are typically necessities like blankets, toiletries, slippers, stationery and postage stamps.

The program was created by Home Instead Senior Care and is an effort to support seniors who might otherwise feel isolated or lonely during the holiday season.