By Sarah Thornton | Posted: Thursday March 14, 2019
Shirley Mills loves to help out at Christmas
Shirley Mills, 83, loves to help out at Christmas time by collecting gifts that she distributes to the local community. It brings her so much joy that she often starts to gather Christmas gifts in September! Shirley has no family close-by but doesn’t want to move away from her home in Balclutha. “I’m more-or-less housebound now, but still enjoy being active in the community and this is a wonderful opportunity for me to continue to give back".
Shirley also sews and makes "fidget cloths" for people in nursing homes, especially dementia wards. She has recently also provided the local Women’s Refuge with homemade cushions, towels, and facecloths.
Thank you so much, Shirley, for your support and donations of gifts that we were able to pass on to the families we support in South Otago at Christmas!