Happiness is Yelling, “Bingo!”
Participating students(Left to right): Pictured: Maryam Mendoza, Selena Mendoza, Joanna Mendoza, Josh Edwrds, Jasmin Rivera, Ivana Badillo, and Ruby Maldonado. Not pictured: Nidia Acevedo, Kailani Bowles, and Uriah Thompson
Greene Early College students participated in the national observance of Assisted Living Month in September. This year’s theme was “Joyful Moments.”
Established by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) in 1995, National Assisted Living Week® provides a unique opportunity for residents, their loved ones, staff, volunteers, and the surrounding communities to recognize the role of assisted living in caring for America’s seniors and individuals with disabilities.
The annual observance encourages assisted living communities around the country to offer a variety of events and activities to celebrate the individuals they serve, as well as to help educate members of the public about this distinctive aspect of long-term care.
To honor one of GEC’s staff members, whose parent is a resident in a retirement center and also a retired school employee, the students participated in a drive called Happiness is Yelling, “Bingo!”
This community service project was an initiative for Brookdale Senior Living Center in Goldsboro. GECHS students excitedly met this challenge and purchased over 100 thoughtfully selected bingo prizes to celebrate Assisted Living Month and to bring a little joy to the residents at Brookdale.
The prizes will add happiness and good cheer to this “Joyful Moment” for the residents of Brookdale. As we all look forward to the holiday season, GEC students will be given yet another community service opportunity to spread Christmas cheer for the residents in our next project: “It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas.”
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