Alice was thrilled to celebrate her 96th birthday recently with her volunteer from ElderFriends, Elise. "I really appreciate my new friends" said Alice, noting that many of her friends and neighbors have moved or passed away in recent years.
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96 year old ElderFriends Participant Visits 1st Graders
To celebrate 11 years of collaboration between ElderFriends and Bertschi School, ElderFriends participant Clara Welch made a trip to visit the school's 1st graders. Every year 1st graders at Bertschi School make placemats to go along with the Thanksgiving meals we deliver. This year, they also created hand-crafted Valentine's Day cards to include with our Valentine's Day Dessert Delivery
Clara, age 96, brought in some of her craftwork to share with the first grade classes. Ranging from crocheted doilies, doll clothes and snowflakes to a huge, meticulously hand-stitched patchwork quilt, Clara amazed the first grades with her artistic talents. When the first-graders learned of her age they gasped in unison. "Wow!" For everyone involved, this was a captivating experience that touched all involved-evidenced by Clara's loss of words and tears of joy when meeting the children.
This connection marks the first time any of the Bertschi School participants have met ElderFriends staff and participants, and we are looking forward to continuing our unique relationship with the school. For more information about Bertschi School, please visit www.bertschi.org.
