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Get Involved: Make a Difference for Older Adults

Spread joy all year long by supporting UNO’s community engagement traditions. Each February, our Make a Valentine for an Older Adult initiative delivers thousands of handmade cards to seniors across the metro—brightening their day with Maverick kindness. During the holiday season, Holiday Gifts for a Senior helps provide meaningful, personalized gifts to older adults who may otherwise go without. Together, these programs connect students, faculty, staff, and community members in uplifting our senior neighbors. Learn how you can get involved in 2026 and continue making an impact.

2025 Holiday Gifts for a Senior

Thank you for dropping by our page and for your interest in the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging Holiday Gifts for Seniors program! We are excited to report that all of our forty ornaments have been claimed for this year! Next year we will ask for fifty so please keep us in mind for next year!

For those who are donating, please have your new, unwrapped gifts returned to CPACS 211 by noon on Friday, December 5th!

The UNO Deparment of Gerontology is located on the UNO Campus in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service building (CPACS), room 211.

If you need assistance with drop off and parking please call 402-554-2272 or Email knegley@unomaha.edu

Thank you for your supporting older adults in our community!

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Make a Valentine for an Older Adult

Thank you to the students, faculty, staff, and community members who helped make our 2025 Valentine’s Day celebration a success. Thanks to your generosity, we delivered nearly 2,000 handmade cards to older adults across 20 senior living facilities—spreading joy, connection, and Maverick spirit throughout our community.

We’re already looking ahead to 2026 and invite you to join us next year as we continue this tradition of kindness and engagement. Stay tuned for details on how you can help us brighten even more hearts next Valentine’s Day.

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