About:  North Coast has partnered with several retirement communities during these unprecedented times.  We want to love and honor this special and unique community by providing a little gift that will surely lift their spirits and give them a fun project to complete. The Carlsbad Senior Center offers programs for adults 60+ including resources, safety, food and information on how to stay connected.  Also offered during the Covid period is a lunch program to Carlsbad residents.  The Covid lunch program serves ~105 seniors who drive up and pick up the lunches and ~145 seniors who have lunch delivered to their homes.  The gardening kit project is an additional benefit that will be given out for free. 

Project Details: Create a Spring Gardening Kit!  Gardening has many health and therapeutic benefits and it allows seniors to take care of something, which helps them cultivate a sense of self-worth.  Create an individual gardening kit with the suggested items.

Suggested Items:  Include a small pot(s), seeds or seedlings, gardens gloves, small watering can, small hand shovels and bag of soil.   

Pack into:  A dollar store basket, sturdy reusable grocery bag, wooden crate (i.e Hobby Lobby) or a basket.    

Child Friendly? Yes, get the entire family involved.

How Many Kits? Make any amount that fits within your budget, 1-25+  Please just let us know when registering how many you plan to make.

Drop-off instructions:  Kits to be dropped off at Carlsbad Campus (2310 Camino Vida Roble, Suite 104, Carlsbad, CA 92011) during the food and toiletry drive on April 24th from 9:00 to 11:00 am.

Questions/Team Leader:    Grace Chapman, (760)724-6700, ext. 113,  [email protected]

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