Seniors cookie exchange in N.B. aims to bring Christmas cheer, connections [Video]

BAIE VERTE, N.B. –

It’s one of the best parts about the holidays, Christmas baking, made even sweeter when shared with friends.

“The idea is they bring a dozen or two dozen cookies and then they get to go home with, however many they brought they can go home with of other people’s cookies,” said Melissa Trenholm, a seniors’ navigator.

Nursing Homes Without Walls – Port Elgin did its first ever Christmas cookie exchange on Wednesday morning as a seasonal addition to its weekly seniors coffee group.

Seniors’ navigator Terissa Salmon says she originally came up with the idea in hopes of increasing the weekly attendance.

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“Seniors tend to get really isolated in our area in the winter, so we wanted to show them that there is a fun and safe space to go to help break up those winter blues each week,” she said in …