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Our 4-H club recently crafted 90 Valentine’s Day cards for a nursing home at our last meeting. I learned that nursing homes receive an influx of holiday cards but by the time Valentine’s Day rolls around, they don’t receive a lot of attention. So we wanted to do something positive and cheerful to bring some smiles and a reminder to the elderly that they are special and appreciated.

It was a fun arts and crafts evening with youth and parents in making note cards with special messages for the elderly. Kids and I and some other members were planning on spending an hour with them during their activity hour on Valentine’s Day and distribute the cards, but most of us got sick that week with a cold. Something is going around! Ultimately, Chris had to do the delivery and drop off the cards for us.

Overall, this project was pleasant and uplifting to do as a group, because we knew that the cards would bring joy to the receivers. They were all made with different art styles and stickers and messages. I wish that I had taken more pictures of the cards to show you the variety and artwork, but I was in the middle of being sick with a pounding headache and that was the only picture I took.

Our group is hoping that we can visit the nursing home when the weather warms up and we bring some company to the senior citizens during their activity hour.

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