1. Holiday Market The 6 th Annual Holiday Market for Nursing Home Residents Mrs. Heidi Rhea

2. What is the Holiday Market? Provides free shopping opportunity to three area nursing home residents. Residents get 6 tickets each and each item is worth 1 ticket. Residents may choose to shop for family and friends or for themselves. Gift wrapping is available for them too.

3. Why Have the Holiday Market? Residents often are bed bound or wheelchair bound and can not easily go out. Many do not have family nearby to even take them out. Residents miss going out to shop for their family and friends. Gives them a sense of independence and pride to be able to shop for others.

4. How Can You Help? Bring in donations of new or nearly new items for gift selection Gifts Nail kit Coffee cups with candy Purse Scarves Lap blankets Bath sets House slippers Kitchen towels and wash cloths Tote bags Book lights Play dough Bubbles Painting kits Stuffed animals Dolls Insulated coffee mugs or water cu Hand lotion Small Christmas decorations for room JEWELRY (they love this) Photo albums Large print word search/ crossword puzzle books with pencils Local team items ( i.e. Saints, LSU Tigers) Wallets/ purses Candles Slip free socks, regular socks Perfume Packaged cookies or candy Fleece shawls Gloves Card games or other games Small Christmas trees Christmas candy Coasters Fleur de Lis items Neckties Flashlights Men and women’s cologne Any Saints or LSU items Stocking filled with goodies Hats/ caps

5. How Can You Help? Ask for donations from friends and family None of the items have to be expensive and they can be new or nearly new or stuff you already have at home. You can also buy things at the Dollar Tree or Dollar General or donate money for purchasing items. Some small things can be bundled together as one gift. We also need gift bags and decorated or plain gift boxes.

6. How can you help? Assist the residents as they shop

7. How Can You Help? Bring your family or invite friends to help We need lots of people to set up, escort the residents around, help them shop, and wrap gifts. Families and friends are welcome to come to any or all three events.

8. How Can you Help? Set up and pack items or gift wrap

9. Day of Holiday Market Wear a school group/church shirt or a holiday outfit. It is often very warm in the nursing homes so if you wear anything too warm, wear layers you can take off. Wear a fun Christmas hat. Don’t bring a bunch of valuables, like a purse ( if you do, make sure it is in secure place.) Sign in Put on a nametag. SMILE and have fun. I will give you more instructions that day.

10. When are the Holiday Markets? Saturday, December 5, 2015 Heritage Manor Nursing Home 9:15 a.m. 1820 W. Causeway Approach, Mandeville Saturday, December 5, 2015 Forest Manor Nursing Home 1:15 p.m. 1330 Ochsner Blvd. Covington Sunday, December 6, 2015 Ponchartrain Nursing Home 1:15 p.m. 1401 Highway 190, Mandeville