Greetings everyone!
I just wanted to add my two cents about how my experience presenting at the Chautauqua County Home was. I do have some experience volunteering with my family at the Erie County Home. At times, it can be painfully depressing and quite honestly, heartbreaking. Seeing elderly men and women without families, sitting outside of their rooms just waiting for visitors is almost too much to take. Any empathetic heart could hardly handle it. I have to say, this "Big Read" experience was absolutely, incredibly positive. It went way beyond any expectations that I had.
I never expected to be so affected by the men and women that took time out of their days to come and spend time with us. I presented on the roles of women during the time of the novel and brought in a large display of how this was exemplified in the advertisements and magazines of the time. The response from each person who attended was simply phenomenal. Alongside my presentation partner, Lauren Kerzee, we were blessed to have the residents open up and tell personal stories that I never anticipated. Hearing each person's thoughts on the novel (so many of them READ!) was mind-blowingly rewarding. Lauren and I both smile that in our limited contact we really did make great connections with them.
In particular, hearing one resident speak of his years as an author, poet, and minister was so enlightening. Honestly, that was the best part of this entire experience. Simply talking to each of these men and women was just awesome. They were so excited to have us there visiting with them, and it really left like they got so much out of us visiting. This experience was incredibly enlightening to the fact that at any age, no one stops having that thirst to learn something new.
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