Teens Bring Joy to Wynwood House…

Every month, we have a “Get In The Van” Tuesday. Our December outing was to the Wynwood House, assisted living, in Centre Hall. The teens were told ahead of time that we would be going there to sing Christmas carols and they were excited to do so! We had seven teens take time out of their day to share joy with those who might not have such a joyful holiday. We walked up and down each hall way, singing our set of carols. One resident asked us if the teens were a choir that sings together regularly because they sounded beautiful.  Residents sang along with us, smiled, and shared stories of Christmases past. One lady shared how she used to take a group of teens around caroling when she was younger, and hoped that we didn’t mind her standing next to us to sing.

Before we left, we noticed that it was one of the resident’s birthday. Since it was dinner time, all of the residents were in the dining area so we asked an aide to point out who’s birthday it was. We gathered around her and sang “Happy Birthday.”

We, the leaders, talked after we left about how the experience impacted us and hoped that the teens left that day with  a little bit of joy in their hearts, as well!

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