Seeking donations of everyday items for use in the Little Sisters of the Poor aged-care facility in Brockville has been a "win-win" situation for all involved , Mother Superior Sr Rose Margaret says.
The sisters this week invited supermarket shoppers at Mosgiel to buy items off a list of about 60, ranging from toilet paper to cheese slices, and drop them into the Little Sisters' trolley on their way out of New World supermarket.
The centre also carried out collections recently in Roslyn and Andersons Bay supermarkets.
The generous response had been exciting and showed people had "a heart to help".
The centre received help it needed, the supermarkets got "a little bit of extra business", and those donating the goods had the satisfaction and pleasure of being able to help, Sr Margaret said.
The establishment, which caters for 65 elderly residents, had to "spend every dollar carefully" and was facing a $700,000 project to replace its coal boiler with a woodchip one.
It has also increased its number of hospital-level beds by six to 28, which meant it was better able to cater for those residents who needed that level of care.
In the past, it had been heart-breaking for some to have had to move elsewhere, she said.
