Hey! Thank you so much for reaching out. As you know, this project is all about helping the elders in our town during this pandemic. They will appreciate it more than you know, so thanks for helping out. You can either write a letter to a resident, or create any sort of artwork to give to them. Some of the nursing homes we reached out to gave us a list of names of their residents so if you decide to write a letter, we may be able to tell you who to address it to. Make sure to put your name so we can know who it is from.
You can receive 30 minutes of volunteer hours from our chapter head for sending in a letter or artwork! If you spend more than 30 minutes making a piece of art please DM or email us, so we can give you extra hours. If you have any questions DM us or email us! (Max hours: 3 hours each week)
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โขintroduce yourself
โขask questions about their life to get them thinking & tie it in w info about your life
ex: my favorite food is pizza, what is yours?
โข explain your interests (music, sports) & ask for theirs
โข talk about your family members, ask about theirs
(when we say ask for theirs, they arenโt able to write back so itโs more just to get their mind stimulated and thinking. So for example you could be like โI really love playing soccer and I practice all the time. Is there something you are really passionate about? Now would be a good time to look into it or read about it!)
โขlet them know they are loved and their family misses them
โขtell them we are thinking of them and they will get through this tough time
-just write from your heart like itโs your grandma and you miss them too!
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Literally anything! Even drawing a rainbow to show happiness. The smallest things get these oldies happy because they donโt get to see much art and the thought that someone made it just for them brightens their day :)
You can also combine the two like write a letter and draw something on the other side.
๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐/๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ!
So just fill this out if you decide to write a letter or make art so that we can give you the name of a resident! If you have any other questions, just let me know.
Instagram: @lettersforroseaz
Email:
lettersforrosearizona@gmail.com