Please join Travel Expert Anne McAlpin and Jo Parker of WillowCreek Gifts, in making a difference for seniors in the Rogue Valley. In 2014, Anne and Jo created this “pay-it-forward” scarf donation program and it’s been a great success since. The program has grown in recent years, with hundreds of new and gently-used scarves being donated every year to their Scarves-for-Seniors program.
“Thanks to my customers’ generosity,” Jo says, “WillowCreek was able to donate dozens of amazing scarves to Food & Friends.” Food & Friends Director, Evelyn Kinsella and her team will deliver the scarves shortly before Christmas and brighten the lives of many.
Jo and Anne created the event, knowing full-well that many women in the community would respond positively. “Many ladies who shop in my store with a closet full of scarves they hardly wear anymore have been a key to making this work,” Jo notes. The Scarves-for-Seniors event is a win-win, filling a need for community members while providing an outlet for others to clean their closets and make room for new scarves!
Scarves-for-Seniors will be accepting gently-used scarves during the month of October. To donate, simply bring them into WillowCreek at 115 W. California Street and they will be donated to a needy senior through the Food & Friends organization.