Senior Nomination Program
Sending Sunshine’s Senior Nomination Program allows anyone in Canada or the United States to nominate a senior they know to receive cards from us!
Each month our team will review the nominations and choose some to include on our website. Then, anyone from around the world can read about each nominated senior and send a card to one or more of their choice. The cards are sent to the nominator's address, who will collect the cards and deliver them to the senior they nominated!
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Scroll below to see how you can gain volunteer hours by participating in this program!
March Letter Requests
Happy New Year! Read about each nominated senior and decide which senior(s) you’d like to send a card to. Cards should be sent by March 31st, 2025. We post new seniors who want cards from you at the beginning of each month. Happy writing!
Nancy
Language(s): English
A message from Nancy’s care facilitator: Nancy worked at a nurse for many years and has a kind and caring heart for those around her. Nancy loves reading, coloring, doing word games, listening the music and painting. Nancy was an avid volunteer for years in her community, and continues to remain connected to some of her friends from the community. During the dark cold months of the Ottawa winters Nancy could use a pick me up to get her to the warmer weather!
Please send cards here:
Nancy’s Card Bundle
c/o Becky H. from The Glebe Centre Long-Term Care
77 Monk Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5A7
Canada
Mary
Language(s): English
A message from Mary’s care facility admin: She's Catholic, used to like painting and drawing and going for walks around the facility when the weather is nice.
Please send cards here:
Mary’s Card Bundle
c/o Pamela M. from Wentworth Manor
5709 14 Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta T3H 3G9
Canada
John
Language(s): English
A message from John’s care facility admin: When we delivered and dropped off one of your Christmas cards to him, he was very touched and become emotional. He would love to receive cards from you!
Please send cards here:
John’s Card Bundle
c/o Pamela M. from Wentworth Manor
5709 14 Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta T3H 3G9
Canada
Gloria
Language(s): English
A message from Gloria’s daughter: My mother, an 89 year old senior, recently moved into a care facility. She moved from Toronto to Vancouver when she was a young girl. She made many friends there but is feeling a bit lonely now. She has a good sense of humour and would enjoy a good joke. She is also generally interested in other people’s lives (age, occupation, family, etc).
Please send cards here:
Gloria’s Card Bundle
c/o Wendy R.
5650 Osler Street #125 MLC
Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 2W9
Canada
Volunteer With Us!
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​Read about this month's nominated seniors and decide which one(s) you want to send a card to.
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Seal the card in an envelope, write the applicable address, and include the correct postage/stamp. Please remember that the stamp needed may be different based on which country the senior lives in.​
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Write an uplifting message in the card and personalize it for the senior you have chosen. Be creative and tell them about yourself!
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Please keep in mind that you can only write 1 card per senior!
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If you are sending your cards in a big envelope with your school chapter/club, please have your club leader email a photo of the envelope to: nominations@sendingsunshine.ca
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As well, have them email a list of all the students participating to the same email above.
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Students will still have to fill out the google form to receive volunteer hours.
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Fill out our Volunteer Google Form to obtain your hours for the month. You should only submit the form once per month, even if you send multiple cards each month.
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For any questions about this program, please feel free to reach out to:
Past Letter Recipients
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Frequently Asked Questions
Other questions? Email us at: nominations@sendingsunshine.ca