Be A Santa To A Senior - 2025
As the festive season approaches, we’re delighted to announce the return of our annual West Lothian “Be A Santa To A Senior” Christmas charity campaign.
Why We’re Doing It
As the festive season approaches, we’re delighted to announce the return of our annual “Be A Santa To A Senior” initiative for 2025. Once again, we’re inviting our community across West Lothian to come together to share kindness and bring a thoughtful gift to older adults who might otherwise miss out on the joy of Christmas.
There are many older people locally who face loneliness, isolation, or limited means during the festive period. At Home Instead, we believe everyone deserves to feel remembered – and even a simple gift can bring warmth and connection.
What began in 2020 as a small gesture of kindness has grown into something truly special. Over the past five years, the Be A Santa To A Senior campaign has shared gifts and goodwill with more than 1,700 older people across West Lothian – all thanks to the amazing generosity of our community.
How You Can Get Involved
With more older adults needing support each year, we’re once again inviting the people of West Lothian to take part by purchasing a small, thoughtful gift for a local older person.
You can:
Drop off a gift at one of our collection points across West Lothian.
Order online via our Amazon Wish-List, and your item will be delivered directly to the Home Instead office in Livingston.
- Share this campaign with friends, family or colleagues and help us to spread the word and reach more elderly people in need across West Lothian.
Drop-off point locations
Home Instead West Lothian
Unit 9 Grampian Court
Beveridge Square
Livingston, EH54 6QF
Klondyke Garden Centre
Campus Roundabout
Livingston, EH54 7AW
J&R Veitch
Almondell Garden Centre
Raw Farm
East Calder, EH53 0ET
Mill Garden Centre
Mill Road
Armadale, EH48 3AP
Williamson’s Garden Centre
Beechwood Nurseries
17 Houston Mains Holdings
Uphall, EH52 6PA
Alternatively you can order a gift online through our Amazon Wish-List, which will be delivered directly to our Livingston office.
Important dates
🎁 Final drop-off date: Friday 12th December 2025
📦 Last date for Amazon Wish-List orders: Monday 8th December 2025 (to allow for delivery)
After all gifts have been received, our dedicated Home Instead volunteers will collect, wrap, and carefully allocate them to local older people. We then work with partner charities and community groups to ensure every gift reaches its recipient in time for Christmas.
For more information about our Be A Santa To A Senior campaign, please call 01506 346046 or email [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions:
Where can I donate a gift?
Please see our list of collection points above or visit our Amazon Wish-List to purchase one online
Who will receive the donations?
Vulnerable older people in West Lothian that will be alone or otherwise unlikely to receive a present over the Christmas period. These individuals have been identified by local charities, community groups and other organisations and are not Home Instead clients.
Why older people?
Home Instead are specialists in supporting older adults, and this campaign allows us to extend that care beyond our own clients – bringing smiles to many seniors across West Lothian who might otherwise spend Christmas alone.
Which community groups are involved?
In previous years, we’ve partnered with Food Train, OPAL Cyrenians West Lothian, Spark, Kirk of Calder, Dedridge Good Neighbour Network, Polbeth Harwood Parish Church, The Rosebery Centre, Livingston United Parish Church, Ladywell Neighbourhood Network, Tippethill Hospital, and the West Lothian 50 Plus Network.
Each year, we aim to expand our reach. If you know of a local organisation or group that supports older people who may be isolated or over 65 and unlikely to receive a gift, please encourage them to contact us.
What gifts are most suitable?
Gifts that could be suitable for either a man or a woman are preferred where possible. However, donations of any item(s) that an elderly person might appreciate would be welcomed.
This could include things such as toiletries, confectionary, jigsaws, puzzle books, or hats, gloves and scarves. For inspiration, please see our Amazon wish-list which has a selection of gifts to choose from.
Should the gifts be wrapped?
Please leave donations unwrapped, as our volunteers will wrap and label them once we match each to a suitable recipient.
When do people need to donate by?
The final date for collection-point donations is Friday 12th December 2025. The deadline for Amazon Wish-List orders is Monday 8th December 2025 to allow time for delivery.
What happens after the gifts have been donated?
All donations are collected at our Livingston office, sorted, wrapped, and distributed through our partner organisations so that every gift reaches an older person in time for Christmas.
How else can I get involved?
Help us to spread the word about the campaign locally by sharing this blog or our social media posts with friends, family or colleagues.
We are also interested in hearing from local organisations and groups that either may be able to help us identify elderly people that are isolated or vulnerable that would benefit from receiving a gift, or local businesses that may be willing to support the campaign by donating gifts and/or hosting collection points.
Who can I contact for more information?
Please contact Graham Stevenson, Owner of Home Instead West Lothian:
📍 Unit 9 Grampian Court, Beveridge Square, Livingston EH54 6QF
📞 01506 346046
✉️ [email protected]
Order a gift online to be delivered directly to the Home Instead West Lothian office in Livingston
Amazon Wish-List