In news that will warm your heart for the rest of time, a senior living facility in North Carolina USA has decided to help its residents get a little more social during the covid-19 crisis by kicking off a pen pal project.
Victorian Senior Care has shared some truly adorable posts on their social media accounts, introducing potential pen pals to their community of fascinating residents. These posts show individuals from their community holding up a sign that gives a little insight into who they are.
Some of these include things like, “I enjoy people, spaghetti, candy bars and teddy bears” (cute!) or, “I really like making new friends” (I could learn from this one). Reading through these posts will give you a rare opportunity to feel some serious joy in a pretty damn tumultuous time.
My personal favourite is the lovely Hattie, whose little sign read: “Hey, I’m Hattie. I love men and snacks.”
Honestly, I’ve never read a sentence I could relate to more. Hattie’s about to get herself a tonne of new friends, and I plan on being one of them.
Meredith Seals, the chief operating officer for Victorian Senior Care, spoke with Travel + Leisure about the initiative and shared that they have been blown away by the response.
“It has been mentally strenuous on them to not be able to see their families or go out into the community,” she told the outlet.
“We never imagined it would get this big. We are overwhelmed with the love that we have received from all around the world.”
If you’d like to get involved in the project, you can search through the delightful folks looking for pen pals here and here. Addresses for each resident are listed in the social media posts shared.
At a time where the dangers of COVID-19 means senior citizens have been isolated more than ever before, choosing a pen pal and writing a letter seems like a sweet and simple way to share some love and brighten someone’s day. More of this, please!
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