The annual wrap party at Shannon Oaks kicks off a flurry of gift-giving across Greater Victoria.

Volunteers at the Oak Bay residence prettied up the final packages for the Home Instead Senior Care program, Be a Santa to a Senior program this afternoon (Dec. 15). Adaptable clothing, comfy pyjamas and stuffed animals are among the items the Be a Santa to a Senior program will deliver ahead of the holiday.

Peggy Hancyk, head elf for the program, puts tags on trees in the malls and other high traffic areas early in the holiday season. People pluck those wishes off the trees and fulfill them.

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The gifts are then sorted and sent out for wrapping. Among those is the Shannon Oaks wrap party in Oak Bay.

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