1. Read all of the instructions and guidelines below.
2. Make creative winter holiday cards for seniors and adults with disabilities.
3. Fill out a cover sheet with the following information and include it with your card(s) when mailing.
   • Name(s)
   • Company/Organization name
   • One City Gives
   • Email 
   • Number of winter holiday cards
4. Place your card(s) and cover sheet in a single envelope/package and send to the following address:
   Meals on Wheels San Francisco
   Attention: Stephanie Galinson
   1375 Fairfax Avenue
   San Francisco, CA 94124

What Materials Do I Need?

• Cards must be small enough to fit into our delivery bags. Fold-over note cardstock works well, as does an 8½ x 11 piece of paper folded in half twice. What matters most is that the finished card is about 4¼ x 5½ inches in size.
• Do NOT use glitter, macaroni, or other types of decoration that can easily come off.
• Envelopes are NOT needed for the cards.
• Make as many cards as you see fit. Meals on Wheels San Francisco will end up distributing thousands of cards during the holiday season.
• See sample holiday cards below.

What Should I Write on the Card?

• Remember, seniors often have poor eyesight. Keep print large and avoid cursive.
• Do NOT sign the cards, not even with your school, organization, or company name. It confuses many of the senior clients.
• Please avoid irony, slang, puns, or jokey cards as it may confuse the clients. Think of kind, sincere, and joyful messages and images.
• Please do NOT use language that pertains to any religion.
• Write "Season's Greetings" on the front of every card and a positive message on the inside such as:
  • Best wishes for a lovely holiday season. We’re thinking of you.
  • Wishing you comfort, joy, and hope in the year ahead.
  • Happy Holidays and warm wishes. Wishing you a safe holiday season.
  • Happy New Year! To a holiday season filled with good health and good cheer.
  • Warm holiday wishes! New Year - New beginnings

1. Read all of the instructions and guidelines below.
2. Select items from Larkin Street Youth Services’ Amazon wishlist that you want to donate.
3. Before proceeding to checkout, head to your cart and click the checkbox next to “this order contains a gift.”
4. Send the items to the address below.
   Larkin Street Youth Services
   Attention: Brittney Ison
   134 Golden Gate Avenue
   San Francisco, CA, 94102
   
5. Craft a season’s greeting message in the “gift message” section to pass along to the recipient(s). In the “from” line, include your name, your organization/company, and One City Gives.

• There is no limit to how many items you can donate from the wishlist. Larkin Street Youth Services needs each item on the list many times over—even one item donated will go a long way!
• There are no restrictions on what color the items can be. You may choose any color you want.
• All sizes are needed! If you get stuck deciding between sizes, however, the most in-demand sizes are XS-M for women and L-XXL for men (XS-M for men’s underwear though).

• First, enable the “gift message” section by going to your cart and clicking the checkbox next to “this order contains a gift.” The “gift message” section will then appear after you enter shipping and payment details.
• In the “gift message” box write a cheerful non-denominational season’s greeting that will be delivered with the presents at Larkin Street’s Winter Fest Christmas dinner. Some examples include the following:
  • Best wishes for a lovely holiday season. We’re thinking of you.
  • Wishing you comfort, joy, and hope in the year ahead.
  • Happy Holidays and warm wishes. Wishing you a safe holiday season.
  • Happy New Year! To a holiday season filled with good health and good cheer.
  • Warm holiday wishes! New Year - New beginnings
• In the "from" line, write your name, your organization/company, and, most importantly, One City Gives (e.g. Zach Drucker, sf.citi, One City Gives).
• Do NOT check the box to add a “gift bag” as Larkin Street Youth Services will need to match the gifts to individual young people and will have staff gift wrap the donations onsite.
• Do NOT check the box to “email the recipient a copy of their gift receipt after the gift is delivered.“

1. Read all of the instructions and guidelines below.
2. Record a video (up to 7 minutes) of you reading your favorite holiday book, children’s story, poem, or inspirational quote.
3. Submit your video to Compass Family Services using this form. Videos must be uploaded as an mp4 and cannot exceed 1 GB.

What Do I Need to Make the Video?

• To get started, choose your holiday children’s book, story, poem, or quote. When you are choosing your story, we ask that you do your best to choose one that is not overtly religious and is inclusive to the diverse population of families served by Compass. Here are some great winter holiday book ideas.
• If you do not have a physical copy of your book on hand and would like to show the book’s pictures, you can look for an eBook or PDF version at your local public library or online.
• Get creative! You can wear costumes and use props to help tell your story. And if you have the skills, feel free to add video effects.
• Grab your family and roommates and have fun acting out the story—or get together and read the story with your coworkers and friends over your favorite video-conferencing technology (e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams).
• Watch a sample video from the sf.citi team and our friends at Twitter, Okta, and NextRoll below.

Should I say anything to the families?

• At the beginning of your video, introduce yourself or all participants by saying your name and organization/company—if you have one.
• At the end of the video, feel free to say any general words or messages of encouragement and support for the families. Please use inclusive language and do NOT say anything that pertains to religion.