Sending Sunshine

Site: Mississauga - Mailing Address

Service: Card Writing to Older Adults

Record #: OAK0494
Last Full Update: 19 Feb 2025

Contact Information

E-Mail info@sendingsunshine.ca
Website www.sendingsunshine.ca
Contact Form www.sendingsunshine.ca/contact-us
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram, LinkedIn LinkedIn, Pinterest Pinterest
Primary Contact Olivia Zimmermann, Senior Nomination Program Manager; Email: nominations@sendingsunshine.ca
Volunteer Coordinator Emily Crowe, Events Director; Email: emilycrowe@sendingsunshine.ca

Site Information

Located In Community Mississauga
Address & Map
Mississauga, ON
 
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Mailing Address PO Box 45017 
RPO Port Credit 
Mississauga, ON L5G 4S7
Physical Access Not Applicable - mailng address

Agency Information

Description (Agency)

A registered charity that aims to relieve the conditions attributable to being aged by providing companionship through handwritten cards.

Legal Status (51) Registered Charity
Established 2022
Funding Donations

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Collects cards containing uplifting handwritten messages written by people in Canada and beyond, which are delivered to various care facilities, where they are ultimately distributed to the residents

Senior Nomination Program

  • allows anyone in Canada or the United States to nominate a senior they know to receive cards

Pen Pal Program

  • intended to facilitate meaningful, one-on-one intergenerational connections through the power of the written word

Volunteering Opportunities

  • writing cards to Nominated Seniors or Seniors in Care Facilities
  • students can gain volunteer hours
Hours

Not specified

Areas Served Canada ; USA
Eligibility
  • No requirements to volunteer
  • Seniors must be nominated or live in a Care Facility
Application
Languages English
Fees Service - postage fees

Categories and Classification

Service Categories Friendly Outreach Programs ~ Older Adults ; Pen Pals ~ Older Adults ; Volunteer Opportunities
Older Adult Main Categories HOME SUPPORTS
Older Adult Sub-Categories Friendly Visiting/Phone Reassurance

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