30万张假日贺卡寄往全美50州：GlamourGals贺卡行动进入第五年
美国按摩连锁品牌 Massage Envy 宣布，连续第五年支持 GlamourGals 基金会的假日贺卡活动“My Dear Friend”，并为此捐款 20500 美元。这项活动通过手写假日贺卡，让住在护理机构中的长者知道自己被看见、被珍视。GlamourGals 基金会自 2000 年成立以来一直致力于减少长者孤独，青少年志愿者分会为社区中孤立的长者提供陪伴、交谈与免费美容服务。
Massage Envy 于 2026 年 11 月 3 日在亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔宣布了这笔捐款。GlamourGals 基金会表示，自活动开始以来，“My Dear Friend”已向全美 50 个州的长者送出超过 30 万条假日祝福信息。基金会说，对住在护理机构中的长者而言，假日季可能格外孤单，一张手写的卡片就是一份提醒：有人记得他们。
GlamourGals 的青少年志愿者分会遍布全美，志愿者定期探访长者，与他们聊天、做美容护理，建立持续的陪伴关系。Massage Envy 表示，作为全美最大的按摩服务提供商之一，该公司连续五年支持这项活动，是其社区服务的一部分。
长者孤独是美国社会长期面对的问题。美国国家老龄研究所（National Institute on Aging）指出，孤独与社会隔离并不相同：孤独是一种感到孤单或被隔绝的痛苦感受。该研究所的指南建议长者通过上课、参加社区活动、给亲友打电话、学习使用视频通话等方式保持联系。美国疾病控制与预防中心引述 2020 年美国国家科学院报告的数据说，超过三分之一的 45 岁以上成年人感到孤独，近四分之一的 65 岁以上成年人处于社会隔离状态。需要帮助的长者与家属可拨打 Eldercare Locator 热线 800-677-1116，或访问 eldercare.acl.gov 查找本地的老龄服务机构。
300,000 Holiday Cards Sent Across All 50 States: GlamourGals Campaign Enters Fifth Year
Massage Envy has announced its fifth year of support for the GlamourGals Foundation's *My Dear Friend* holiday card writing campaign, donating $20,500 to the nonprofit. The campaign sends handwritten holiday cards to older adults living in care communities, reminding them they are seen and valued. The GlamourGals Foundation has worked since 2000 to reduce elder loneliness, with teen volunteer chapters providing companionship, conversation and complimentary beauty makeovers to isolated seniors in their local communities.
Massage Envy announced the donation on November 3, 2026, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The foundation said that since the campaign began, *My Dear Friend* has delivered more than 300,000 holiday messages to seniors across all 50 states. For older adults living in care communities, the holidays can be especially lonely, the foundation said, and a handwritten card is a reminder that someone remembers them.
GlamourGals' teen volunteer chapters operate across the country, with young volunteers visiting seniors regularly to talk, share a beauty treatment and build an ongoing companionship. Massage Envy, the nation's largest provider of massage services across its franchise network, said its fifth year of support is part of its community work.
Loneliness among older adults is a long-standing issue in the United States. The National Institute on Aging notes that loneliness and social isolation are not the same thing: loneliness is the distressing feeling of being alone or cut off. The institute's guide suggests older adults stay connected by taking a class, joining community activities, calling family and friends, and learning to use video chat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing a 2020 National Academies report, said more than one-third of adults 45 and older feel lonely, and nearly one-fourth of adults 65 and older are socially isolated. Older adults and their families can call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 or visit eldercare.acl.gov to find local aging services.
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