In honor of Mother’s Day, residents from The Outlook at Windhaven (OAW) in Plano found a way to bring smiles to fellow senior adults at sister senior living community, Presbyterian Village North (PVN) in Dallas, through a special outing featuring music, handmade flower arrangements and cards specifically created to brighten the day.
The OAW community was all in for the effort to spread joy! Assisted Living (AL) residents created 20 floral arrangements, while Memory Support (MS) residents helped create 20 handmade Mother’s Day cards to accompany each bouquet. The visit also included performances by the resident-led OAW Chorale, which shared a selection of spring songs, oldies and a hymn with PVN residents.
The collaboration of kindness grew out of a previous volunteer effort led by OAW Assisted Living Community Life Coordinator, Hannah McKnight.
“The idea started with a Valentine’s Day floral project, where OAW residents made and then delivered bouquets to a neighboring memory support community,” shared Hannah. “From there, we wanted to find a way to collaborate with PVN by having AL create the arrangements and MS make the cards. Bringing in the chorale was a great addition. It all came together as a team effort.”
More than anything, the visit was about making fellow seniors feel remembered and celebrated ahead of Mother’s Day.
By Amee McGough
