Edmonton seniors welcome holiday gifts from Operation Friendship project

Reaching into her Christmas bag, Bernice Westfall unwraps a warm fuzzy blanket and a bottle of hand lotion that Santa Claus had just delivered to her on behalf of the shoppers at London Drugs.
“I feel absolutely wonderful,” she said Thursday as she reached for the candy canes and chocolates accompanying her gifts. “They made it very nice for us. Knowing that there is someone willing to adopt a senior is very nice.”
Nine greater Edmonton stores partnered with the Operation