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The 'Be a Santa to a Senior program' earned a certificate of recognition from the Citrus County Commisioners this week.

Pictured from left to right: Commissioner, John “JJ” Kenney, Commissioner, Rebecca Bays, Commissioner, Dennis Damato, Operations Manager, Amy Engelken, Commissioner, Joe Meek, Home Instead Senior Care representative,  Claudette Lansberry, and Commission Chairman, Winn Webb

Citrus County Board of County Commissioners presented a Certificate of Appreciation at its regular meeting on January 24, to “Home Instead Senior Care”  for work that had been done in coordinating the annual “Be a Santa to a Senior” Program. This program provided gifts to local homebound seniors during the holiday season.

The “Be a Santa to a Senior” Program was sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, Lecanto Levi’s 4-H Club, Rotary Club of Crystal River, and Ease’s Rough Rider’s 4-H Club and had collected over 2,000 gifts for more than 450 seniors in Citrus County, bringing much joy and happiness to many seniors in Citrus County.