Shopping at home next Friday, December 16, will benefit the community even more when several Clarendon merchants donate part of their sales to the Donley County Senior Citizens Center.
So far six local businesses have signed up for a special promotion to help raise funds for the senior citizens.
“We always give money to projects at the school and the college, but this is a chance to help those who have served our community for years,” said Terri Floyd at Every Nook & Cranny. “They’ve done their part for Clarendon, and now we can give back to them.”
Floyd said other communities are not as fortunate to have such a good senior center, and she hopes people will participate and help the merchants in this endeavor.
“We’re lucky to have a good facility, and they have a great leader in Mary Shields,” Floyd said.
Shields said she was excited when Floyd approached her with merchants’ idea.
“It’s excellent and wonderful,” Shields said. “We really appreciate the businesses, and I certainly intend to do most of my Christmas shopping at home. The value of these local businesses is often overlooked. They are so valuable to our community.”
Senior citizens centers are constantly in need of funds, but recent government regulations have put even more burden on these organizations. New dietary guidelines banning fried foods and canned foods means the local center needs about $5,000 in new equipment to prepare its daily meals.
“We also are looking at a new expense of $800 to $1,000 per month to deliver milk to everyone on Meals on Wheels,” Shields said.
The government now requires that milk be included with each meal even if the client does not want the milk, she said.
A complete list of merchants participating in next Friday’s fundraiser is not yet ready, but so far the businesses include: Every Nook & Cranny, Stavenhagen Video, Mike’s Pharmacy, Country Bloomers & Gifts, Henson’s, and Sayes. Look in next week’s Enterprise for more information.
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