Stocking Stuffers, 2015

Jill prepares for her annual "stocking stuffers" event all year. She stores boxes of donated supplies throughout her house. It all comes together on a Thursday in December with volunteers from the church, the Santa Clara Thunderbird Club, the Boy Scouts, and the Police and Fire Departments all lending a hand. By early afternoon most of the 1,300 bags had been assembled and taken to the ten local charities that serve elderly shut-ins.

Thunderbird Club members' typical vehicle

Now that Jill and her husband Jerry are empty-nesters, for the past couple of years they have talked about down-sizing and leaving the area. 1,300 seniors are glad that they're still around. So are we.