The Citizen counts down to Christmas with heartwarming stories of the season.

Today: The 11th day of Christmas.

Phyllis Clasing's generosity was supposed to have been a secret.

Between October and Thanksgiving, she crafted nearly 30 holiday wreaths with ribbons and ornaments for her neighbors on the sixth floor of Boyle Center. With help from center staff, she hung them beside each door one day.

A few days later, a thank you note appeared on the bulletin board near the elevators: "To our wonderful Santa, you brightened our life with the gorgeous Christmas wreaths. May God bless you always." Then, her neighbors started thanking Clasing directly.

"I was surprised when I saw it," said resident Gino Maniscalco. "I guessed that it had to be Phyllis. It is gorgeous." Clasing said the idea came to her easily.

"As I looked down the hall, I thought maybe I could do something for Christmas," she said. "I'm used to decorating a house, but I don't have a house anymore."

Clasing's history as a florist shop owner gave her away. She and her late husband started Cosentino's Florist in 1932. Their son, Carmen, now operates the Auburn florist.

"I knew right away she had done it," said sixth floor resident Dottie Kolp. "I knew she was a Cosentino."

Carmen Cosentino said his mother, 93, likes to keep busy with projects.

"She keeps going because of projects," Carmen Cosentino said. "She's very active for 93."

Clasing paid for the material for the wreaths with help from Carmen and a grandson who owns a floral shop in Pittsford, near Rochester.

"I love to do things that make people happy," Clasing said. "I did it for the Christmas spirit."