Giving trees and collection barrels are so analog. The handiest way these days to ensure that needy local seniors enjoy some holiday cheer is digital.
OK, you do still need to do the physical shopping and bring your donation to a real barrel, bucket or other collection site. And you still can start out by perusing names and gift requests that are dangling off actual trees at 11 Clark County locations if you prefer.
But the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and Meals on Wheels have launched a website where you can review a long list of names and requests — a book for Herbert, a Mariners hat for Jerry, a sweater for Sylvia — and commit to making the purchase.
Send in your email address to get a confirmation and instructions, and then drop off your wrapped, labeled gift at the chamber office downtown, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100, no later than Dec. 3.