By CATIE HILL

NO week is busier at GraniteHill than this one.

By Friday night, staff and residents will be looking forward to putting their feet up to get ready for another week of the silly season, and the support from the community is endless.

The Euroa Citizens Band kicked off the calendar rolling over to December on Sunday with their visit to GraniteHill.

Euroa Citizens Band conductor Chris Day said: "The band were thrilled to be back and to play for the residents the classic Christmas carols."

"Our band members wore their bright red Santa hats and had tinsel hanging from their stands, which adds to the happy event for residents and their guests."

On Friday, December 6, Euroa Health will host the resident Christmas party, with more than 160 residents and their guests sitting down to lunch.

The celebration will be the result of nearly four months planning by the lifestyle and catering teams, who set the bar higher each year.

Setting up begins the day before, with staff, GraniteHill volunteers and residents contributing their time, ready to be joined by their family members to enjoy the occasion.

This involves everything from table settings to napkins folding, and name settings are beautifully planned.

Special thanks go to Neale Poole and the Euroa Memorial Oval Management Committee, who are this year donating the use of their round tables, so we are able to seat more guests and residents after the addition of the new unit at Euroa Health.

The much-anticipated GraniteHill Christmas hamper raffle has launched, with funds this year directed to purchase more dementia-specific resources.

The most sought-after items in any GraniteHill raffle are the gorgeous homemade jewellery boxes, made and donated by local Graeme Berry.

Graeme is always first to put up his hand well before the raffles at Easter and Christmas, and previous winners of the raffle are the first to buy tickets again just for the jewellery box.

Graeme is always delighted to hear how much is raised.

Tickets are available online at https://www.mycause.com.au/page/361099/granitehill-christmas-hamper-raffle or by scanning the QR code.