Sahuarita woman looks to collect 300 blankets for seniors at the Villas at Green Valley

A Green Valley memory care facility is helping bring warmth and comfort to older adults who often feel overlooked during the holidays thanks to one Sahuarita residents growing mission to serve seniors across Southern Arizona.

For the past four years, Sara Donia has collected hundreds of blankets for residents at The Villas at Green Valley and older adults throughout the community. What began as a personal act of kindness has grown into a yearly tradition that now involves dozens of families, children, and even a local baseball team.

Donia first began giving back after her family participated in the facilitys Adopt-a-Senior program in 2019. The program pairs community members with memory care residents and encourages them to build connections through small but meaningful gifts like blanke