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IRIS teams with Robson students for Christmas surprise

IRIS lunch delivery program going strong
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The IRIS team. Photo: Submitted

The Project IRIS (Increasing Recreational Involving Seniors) team is still hard at work supporting local seniors and setting a record with their lunch-to-go program.

On the week before Christmas, IRIS delivered 171 lunches. But the seniors receiving the lunches got more than just food. Each delivery included a Christmas gift bag full of goodies including baking, puzzle books and a homemade Christmas card from the Robson Community School.

“The Christmas Cards were so amazing,” said IRIS coordinator Sandi McCreight.

“This amazing inter-generational connection project is an ongoing one and we look forward to seeing what’s next.”

McCreight reports that since COVID forced a switch in the way they offered programming back in March, IRIS has delivered 4160 lunch-to-go packages.

For more information on IRIS programming, contact McCreight at 250-608-0706.

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Students at Robson Community School made Christmas cards for local seniors. Photo: Submitted
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Betsy Kline

About the Author: Betsy Kline

After spending several years as a freelance writer for the Castlegar News, Betsy joined the editorial staff as a reporter in March of 2015. In 2020, she moved into the editor's position.
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