Care they deserve in the home they love

Brighten a local senior’s holiday season by becoming a Santa to a Senior in the Comox Valley. From November 1 to December 12, 2025, you can pick up a gift tag, purchase a small gift, and bring joy to an older adult who may otherwise spend the holidays alone.

How to take part

Choose a tag. Visit a Be a Santa to a Senior tree and pick a gift tag.

• Home Instead Office — 130B 19th Street, Courtenay
• Broken Squirrel Wellness — 445 10th Street, Courtenay
• Pearl Ellis Gallery — 1729 Comox Avenue, Comox

Find the gift. Purchase the item listed on the tag.

Return with love. Bring the gift back to the same location with the tag attached. Include a short, handwritten note if you can—your words mean more than you know.

We’ll do the rest. Our volunteers make sure every gift (and every message of kindness) reaches a senior in time for Christmas.

Prefer we shop for you?

Send an Interac e-Transfer to [email protected]
(Autodeposit) and we’ll purchase a thoughtful gift on your behalf.
Please send by: December 12, 2025

In the message field, include:

“BASTAS 2025 – Comox Valley”

Your name + email (so we can confirm)

Optional: a short greeting we can tuck into the card

Every dollar goes toward a gift for a local senior. If donations exceed one gift, we combine them to fulfill more wishes.

Who you’re helping

Seniors nominated through Comox Valley Seniors Village, Cumberland Lodge, the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation, and Seniors’ Society North Vancouver Island. Last year, our community delivered gifts to 150+ older adults thank you for helping us spread even more cheer this year.