Looking Ahead
At Santa's Secret Service, our current geographical area of focus is Calgary and its surrounding communities. Calgary's population growth is among the fastest in Canada. Demographic changes indicate a rising need for seniors' services and an increasing number of isolated seniors. Our mission is to ensure that none of these seniors is left out at Christmas time. We aim to accomplish this by acquiring the participation of all local caregivers and further engaging the community in the volunteer effort.
Currently our birthday program operates in partnership with five senior groups in Calgary. In 2008, we hope to expand the program to more groups. In 2007, a total of 103 senior care centres, lodges, residential buildings and outreach programs participated in Santa's Christmas program. A goal of Santa's Secret Service is to offer the birthday program to all isolated Calgary and area seniors.
In the long-term, we at Santa's Secret Service aim to one day serve all of Alberta and, we dare dream, the rest of Canada and beyond.