文图拉市邀居民「给长者当圣诞老人」：11月12日起为长辈征集节日礼物
节日季临近，美国加利福尼亚州文图拉县文图拉市（City of Ventura）一年一度的「给长者当圣诞老人」（Santa to a Senior）活动将于11月12日（周四）启动，面向全市居民征集礼物，送给在文图拉大道长者中心（Ventura Avenue Adult Center）用餐的长辈们。礼物捐赠接收至12月9日（周三）。
据文图拉市公园与康乐局介绍，这项活动服务的，是每天通过中心堂食服务或送餐上门计划领取餐食的60岁以上长者，其中不少人独居、亲友不在身边。对他们来说，这份由陌生邻居亲手挑的节日礼物，可能就是整个节日季收到的唯一一份。
市康乐主管 Janine Cobian 表示，活动希望把社区的善意直接送到长辈家门口。居民可以到长者中心领取心愿信息，备好礼物后在截止日期前送回，由中心工作人员在节日期间分发。
想参与的市民可通过文图拉市政府网站的 Santa to a Senior 页面了解参与方式，或致电公园与康乐局 805-658-4726 咨询。给长辈当一回「圣诞老人」，也是给自己的节日添一份暖意。（来源：文图拉市公园与康乐局）
Ventura Invites Residents to Be a 'Santa to a Senior' Starting Nov. 12
As the holiday season approaches, the City of Ventura, in Ventura County, California, will kick off its annual Santa to a Senior program on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, collecting gifts for older adults served by the Ventura Avenue Adult Center. Gift donations will be accepted through Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026.
According to the City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Department, the program supports older adults ages 60 and over who receive daily meals through the center's in-person dining service or its home-delivered meal program. Many live alone, with family far away, and a gift chosen by a neighbor may be the only one they receive all season.
Recreation Supervisor Janine Cobian says the program delivers the community's goodwill straight to seniors' doors. Residents can pick up wish information at the adult center, prepare a gift, and return it by the deadline for distribution during the holidays.
To take part, visit the Santa to a Senior page on the City of Ventura website or call the Parks and Recreation Department at 805-658-4726. (Source: City of Ventura Parks and Recreation Department)
来源：文图拉市公园与康乐局
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图片来源：图：一位长者女士（资料图）。CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A senior woman (file photo). CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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