John M. Galloway Students Jack Kerr and Mary Grudzinski give Mary Deinek an Easter basket of goodies at the Hickory Haven nursing home in Milford. Gift giving is a 25-year tradition at the school. Bless their hearts, they really give us too much. Fenten's presents included scented soap, a pearlized necklace and earring set, body lotion and purple nail polish. John M. Galloway Hartland Middle School student Ashleigh Shooshanian gives Marian Cooper an Easter basket.
Senior citizens enjoy the gift baskets, but they enjoy their young guests even more.
They like the stuffed animals and the lotion the best. The residents love having the kids visit. They get to focus on the joys of life, and it has to have a positive influence on their health. They don't really like the toothbrushes. I would for sure like to do it again.