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'Shoe boxes of love and care' to be collected for area seniors The seniors in Wilkes County nursing homes and assisted living facilities will get a merrier Christmas thanks to "Operation Love and Care in a Shoe Box." "Your gift will make a world of difference in our community nursing homes and assisted living facilities," said organizer Margie Burke. "Last year was such a wonderful success, so we'd like to expand this year and bring gifts to our neighbors in facilities like Washington Manor, Wilkes Health Care Center, Harper's Personal Care Center, and others who may be shut-ins in their homes." "We would love for you to pack a shoe box with some inexpensive items and let us pass them out to the elderly in these facilities," she said. To pack your shoe box gift, she said, "Find an empty shoe box, or get a plastic box at a dollar store. Then you can wrap it, lid separately, but wrapping is not required." Next, decide if your box is to go to a woman or to a man. "Fill the box with a variety of gifts, and you may also want to include a note, a poem, a scripture, to the person. Place a rubber band or string around your box to hold it together." The boxes may be dropped off to Margie Burke at McDonald's, or Kip Burke at The News-Reporter or call Margie Burke at 706-318-0832. "Please have ready by December 17." Suggested items for your box include lotion, toothpaste, body wash (no bar soap), tooth brushes; snack cakes (for regular diets), pudding or applesauce cups (for puree diets;) stuffed toys, aftershave, brush, soft peppermints, combs, sugar-free candies, hand-held mirrors, soft candy miniature bars, lipstick or lip balm, nail polish, playing cards, costume-type jewelry (beads, pins, etc.) mouthwash, Kleenex, chewing gum, handy-wipes, stocking caps, body spray, puzzle books, socks, stationary, undershirts, ink pens, and pocket radios and batteries.
"These are just suggestions," she said. "But whatever you can do, we thank you for your efforts. These wonderful folks will be so blessed because somebody like you remembered them at Christmas."
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