Third Annual Bay Area ‘Adopt a Grandparent’ Through Mary Kay, Dec. 14

Mary Kay Independent Senior Sales Director Lisa Reed (NBHS and SWOCC Alumna) and her Unit of Independent Beauty Consultants will sponsor their Third Annual Bay Area “Adopt a Grandparent” program this holiday season. This program is designed to give Christmas gifts to residents of local retirement facilities who have few, if any visitors and receive little, if anything during the holidays. Donations are being accepted from Bay Area businesses or individuals wanting to sponsor one or more residents with a Christmas gift ($30/each). Festive gift sets include a Mint Bliss Energizing Lotion for Feet & Legs, Hand Cream, socks and a plush stuffed animal, giving these residents some much needed joy. These items benefit the residents in several ways – soothing their hands & feet; the “touch therapy” of having the creams applied; comfort from the soft, warm socks, the feeling of contentment having something as simple as a plush stuffed animal to hug, enjoyment of a festive holiday stocking to decorate their door or room, and the pure enjoyment interacting with young adults. Assembled by local Independent Beauty Consultants, the gift-filled stockings will be personally presented to the residents by the North Bend High School Boys Basketball Program and given in the name of the sponsoring business or individual. This year, the goal is 86 gifts for the men and women of Bayside Terrace Assisted Living in Coos Bay and Inland Point Assisted Living in North Bend. “It’s a way I give back to my hometown community,” Reed shared. If you have any questions or would like to participate, call Lisa Reed at (208) 371-3520. Deadline for all donations is December 12.