N.S. news: Group makes gifts for seniors [Video]

Members from the Prescott Group in Halifax are gathering to make homemade gifts for seniors heading into the holiday season.

“It’s good giving back to the community,” says long-time member Jennifer Richardson.

The Prescott Group provides programs, community engagement and employment opportunities to individuals with and without disabilities. They currently have around 250 participants and run stores like the North End Bakery and Pinkie’s Thrift where their members can choose to work.

Community engagement and employment supervisor Charlene Kuhn says each day there is something new happening at the facility and on Friday it was wreath making.

“One of the things we do here at Prescott is we host sessions for seniors,” says Kuhn. “What we were doing today was making a chocolate wreath for them and those will be given out throughout the month of December to the individuals taking these classes.”

Members like Bonnie Doward add their own special touch.

“We are taking the wrapping and then the candy and then we …