Make a Senior Smile Is Back!

MAKE A SENIOR SMILE is back—and asking for your help to bring a little cheer to our Summit-area seniors!

Make a Senior Smile gathers items for special care packages to be delivered to local seniors through SAGE Eldercare's Meals on Wheels program. Over the past three years, this hometown student-run service project has donated hundreds of care packages to our Summit-area seniors—all thanks to the generosity of friends and neighbors like you!

To donate, simply drop off items at 160 OAK RIDGE AVENUE here in Summit (in the container by the front door) or at the UPS store downtown (55 Union Place) and we’ll make sure they’re wrapped and delivered to SAGE Eldercare for their Meals on Wheels program. (Please make sure any donations left at UPS are clearly marked “Make a Senior Smile.”)

The deadline to donate is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd.

Suggested items include: granola/protein bars, low-sodium soups, single-serving cereal & oatmeal, cookies, crackers, and candy, soaps and lotions, warm blankets and socks, and homemade cards. Other items welcome!

We also welcome donations of coloring and puzzle books, which help to stimulate the mind and promote relaxation and mental and physical healing.

All items must be new and do not have to be Thanksgiving themed. If you’re donating food, expiration dates must be in 2024 or later. Because these items are for seniors, low-sodium/low-sugar items are preferred.

Special thanks to Antonietta LaVecchia at The UPS Store 5872 and to the Junior League of Summit for partnering with us this fall!

To learn more about Make a Senior Smile (or to see photos from our previous donation drives), please visit us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MakeaSeniorSmileSummitNJ). You can also email us at makeaseniorsmile@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Make a Senior Smile