Christmas cards for the elderly – bring joy by sending a card by December 4
The Christmas Cards for the Elderly campaign is again collecting Christmas cards for Home Care and Housing Services’ elderly customers. Bring your Christmas cards to Vantaa's collection points from November 13 to December 4.
Siskot ja Simot (“Sisters and Simons”), a creative caring community, arranges the campaign together with their partners. More than 80 localities all over Finland participate in the campaign whose protector is President Sauli Niinistö.
“By sending a Christmas card you can make an elderly person think that he or she has been in somebody's thoughts. A small card may bring joy for a long while,” says Eero Väisänen, operative manager of Sisters and Simons.
This is how you participate
Anybody can participate in the campaign. Make a Christmas card and bring it to the nearest collection point from November 13 to December 4, 2023.
- Write the Christmas card (make one by yourself or fill out an already printed card).
- Write your Christmas greetings, enter “To you” in the recipient field and your own name as well as Sisters and Simons in the sender field. For example: “Merry Christmas! From Sisters and Simons and Tuutikki.”
- Take the card as it is to the nearest collection box. Do not put the card in an envelope.
In Vantaa, cards are also made in Christmas card workshops. Christmas card workshops are arranged at citizens' houses according to the following schedule:
- Myyrmäen asukatila (Myyrmäkitalo, Paalutori 3, 01600 Vantaa): Tuesday, November 21, at 10:00–12:00
- Koivukylän asukastila (Hakopolku 2, 01360 Vantaa): Thursdays, November 23 and November 30, at 12:30–14:30
- Tikkurilan asukastila (Lummetie 2bA, 01300 Vantaa): Wednesday, November 29, at 13:00–14:30
- Hakunilan asukatila (Ratsumiehenpolku 1, 01200 Vantaa): Wednesday, November 29, at 10:00–12:00
- Mikkolan asukastila (Lyyranpolku 2, 01480 Vantaa): Thursday, November 30, at 9:00–13:00
Card-collection points in Vantaa libraries and citizens' houses
You can leave your card at the collection points of the following libraries: Vantaa bookmobiles as well as Koivukylä, Lumo, Länsimäki, Myyrmäki, Pähkinärinne, and Tikkurila libraries. You can check Vantaa libraries’ opening hours Helmet.fi.
In addition, the following citizen houses receive cards:
- Tikkurilan asukastila (Lummetie 2bA, 01300 Vantaa), Mon-Fri, at 9:00–15:00
- Koivukylän asukastila (Hakopolku 2, 01360 Vantaa), Mon-Fri, at 9:00–15:00
- Myyrmäen asukastila (Myyrmäkitalo, Paalutori 3, 01600 Vantaa), Mon-Fri, at 9:00–15:00
You can find all the collection points in Finland on the campaign website (in Finnish).
