There’s a new craze sweeping the nation. It isn’t Elvis or The Beatles, hula hoops, miniskirts or Pringles (OMG, am I showing my age). It isn’t cigars or craft beer or Michael Jordan sneakers (although, thanks to the airing of the documentary “The Last Dance” on ESPN, they have once again become a super-heated item).

It’s the “Adopt a Senior” movement, in which members of a community can send gifts – typically cards, letters, candy and other snacks, balloons and the like – to seniors in their…