Students Helping Seniors in Need

WAAY-31's Sophia Borrelli discusses how students are helping seniors in need for the holidays.

New at five - it's the season of giving - and "home instead senior care" is doing just that for seniors in need!

Waay 31's grace campbell spoke with whitesburg christian academy students who will be helping dozens of seniors at the holidays.

Common wishes the seniors ask for are paper towels, toilet paper and body wash.

A student at whitesburg christian academy told me seeing some of the wishes reminded him how fortunate he is.

Pkg: thaddeus landman, 7th grader: "when i open my presents, i'll be, i'll remember that some of these things i will get, i might not need as much as other kids in the world or other people in the world might need them."

Thaddeus landman is a seventh grader at whitesburg christian academy, and be a santa to a senior showed him the importance of giving back to the community.

The pandemic almost stopped this annual event.

A student at the academy is thankful that wasn't the case.

Katherine thomas believes these presents will remind the seniors people are thinking of them.

Katherine thomas, 7th grader: "i feel like it will have a good impact and they'll feel more involved, and they'll be happier, and it will kind of boost their spirits even though they've kind of been isolated, and feel isolated wherever they're staying right now it's the 17th year for the "be a santa to a senior" program.

About 500 seniors in madison, morgan and limestone county will have three of their holiday wishes come true this year.

In huntsville, grace campbell waay 31 news.

Thanks grace.

The seniors will be given their wishes