by Carol Leish, MA
“We at Assisted Home Care & Hospice,” according to Natalie Uribe, who is the Home Care Specialist at Assisted Home Care & Hospice, “were happy to be participating our first year in handing out Valentines to seniors living at various senior living communities. Pre-Kindergarten through 5th Graders participated in coloring Valentine Day cards during Kindness Week, which was the last week of January, 2023. The elementary schools in Ventura that participated were: Will Rogers, Montalvo, Portola, and Loma Vista.
“Some seniors were moved to tears of joy, after seeing the cards. They reminisced about when their children were going to elementary school. The cards said things, such as: ‘You are wonderful.’; ‘You are so special’; and, ‘Remember that you are loved today.’”
As Principal Perez, of Will Rogers Elementary School said, “It was a coincidence that making Valentines for seniors did occur during Kindness Week of January 23, 2023-January 27, 2023. And, we become kind and caring by doing kind and caring things each day, not just during one week.”
“These Valentines from students,” according to Uribe, “shine some light on the kids, and how they are impacting the lives of seniors. We want to thank all of the schools for helping out to share love on Valentines Day throughout the community, since this is about both seniors receiving love and about the children expressing love towards them. We will be giving to the various schools videos of the senior receiving the Valentines in order for the children to see the impact that they had had upon them.”
Let’s continue to spread love and joy to others throughout the year.
