Assistance League of Bellingham’s Care Center Support program answers the need to bring joy this season with our members shopping for 121 residents in seven care centers in Whatcom County.

Our Care Center Support chair works with each center’s activity director who provides us with a personal gift request list for each resident. Membes of the committee work very hard to fill each request, no matter how difficult it may be. In the past we have had requests like old Mexican songs, Prayer Book in Russian, and old John Wayne movies — all of which we were able to fill.

If our Care Center Support Committee has funds remaining in our budget after our Christmas purchases, we use that money to buy a spring gift for each facility that all residents can enjoy.