Announcement | Pexels by Markus Winkler
Announcement | Pexels by Markus Winkler
Naples, FL – 3/10/23 – Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, is pleased to announce the charity has been selected as a Walgreens inPACT partner for ongoing efforts to improve the community’s health and wellbeing.
“Now through May 31, 2023, Walgreens customers have the option to select Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate as the recipient of their Walgreens Cash rewards,” details Senior Center Director Esther Lully. “We’re excited to be part of this program designed to raise awareness of our offerings while contributing funds to our mission of providing comprehensive information regarding services and resources that affect the quality of life of older adults and their caregivers in Collier County, empowering our older adults in maintaining independent and meaningful lives.”
By signing up for myWalgreens, customers will earn unlimited 1% Walgreens Cash rewards when shopping and can select how much they want to donate to Collier Senior Center in the program that runs March through May 31, 2023. Funds raised will be distributed to the 501c3 within 60 days of the program’s completion.
Nonprofits are selected based on proximity to a store, for their work “addressing needs and pressing issues in the local community (such as health disparities…) and “serving in-need or underrepresented populations.” Some organizations are nominated by Walgreens team members. Individuals can sign-up for free on mywalgreens.com or via the Walgreens app (available in the app store for both android and iPhones).
Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate is open Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm, providing an array of free services for seniors, caregivers, and those in-need throughout Collier County:
More than 10 weekly programs plus a variety of offerings each month: daily breakfast, hot lunch, and coffee bar; weekly food pantry; monthly birthday parties; virtual and in-person chair yoga, dance, and exercise classes; art and craft classes; cards and games; holiday parties and additional life-enhancing offerings like blood pressure, vision and diabetes screenings; balance testing and fall prevention lectures; counseling and support services.
More than 1,000 hot lunches a month to seniors in-need and weekly access to a Meals of Hope food pantry to 780+ Collier County families, including 330 needy seniors, and provides 120+ older adults Harry Chapin “Care & Share” nutritious, easy-to-prepare meal kits each month.
Centralized source for local and long-distance caregivers seeking senior-related information, services, and resources in Collier County.
Partnerships to provide programs, socialization, and convenient access to other agencies.
The charity maximizes each dollar received by collaborating with trusted partners, including AARP Foundation (job placement and training for out-of-work, low-income seniors), Area Agency on Aging, Catholic Charities (social services), Collier Area Transport, Collier County Nutrition, Sheriff’s Office and more.
To learn more about Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, please call 239.252.4541, or visit CollierSeniorCenter.org.
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