. >> lola lynch likes opening presents on christmas. >> isn't that nice. >> but the 896-year-old says the best gift is not what is inside the being but who delivered it. became new friends. >> it's wonderful because it makes you feel wanted. it makes you feel people care still especially spending time with elderly people. >> thank you so much. volunteers spent time with 600 seniors like lynch, mark anderson is the codirector of the group called we are family. he hopes the seniors feel like they are surrounded by loved ones even if they won't see their own families. >> this is so precious, this is what life can and should be about. all of us together, helping each other, live, really live. >> several papers took their children to help out -- parents took their children to help out. reminding them of the holiday spirit. >> it's not all about getting stuff. >> back at lynch's apartment, her visitors got something, too. >> swells your heart. i can't -- it's hard to describe. >> it's the gift of giving back. >>> the group we are family operates year round, it 2900 volunteers spend time wit

. >> reporter: lola lynch loves opening presents on christmas.ut the 86-year-old says that the best gift is not what's inside the bag, but who delivered it. three volunteers that quickly became new friends. >> it's wonderful because it makes you feel wanted. it makes you feel that people care still, especially spending time with elderly people. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: in washington dozens of volunteers deliver gifts, spending time with nearly 600 seniors. most of them live alone in low- income housing units far from relatives. mark anderson is the co- director of the group called we are family as he hopes that they feel like they are surrounded by loved ones, even if they won't see their own families. >> this is so precious. this is what it can and cannot be about. all of us together, helping each other live, really live. >> reporter: several parents took their children to help out, reminding them of the holiday spirit. >> it's about giving stuff. >> reporter: her visitors would get something too. >> it is really hard to describe. >> t