Letter To The Editor: Thanks For Helping The Elderly

August 3, 2008

As part of an assignment for class that she is taking, Mae Hildreth was tasked with writing an editorial letter to a local newspaper. Her letter to the editor is below. Hildreth is the activities director at Century Care Center.

Letter to the Editor

I would like to express my opinion on an issue concerning the elderly.

I work at a local nursing facility.

Being located in a small, rural community is a blessing. The cache of volunteers who make themselves available to us, adds enrichment to our residents’ lives in untold ways.

There are gifted performers, people available to do arts and crafts, those who help with our wild parties, donate time and labor, and of course the churches who bring spiritual medicine to those who can’t go to church. They are showered with love and gifts.

The majority of those who contribute do so for the blessing it brings themselves, and the residents of our facility. I want to send a great big THANK YOU! to all those wonderful and giving people. I know they will be blessed.

Mae S. Hildreth

Comments

One Response to “Letter To The Editor: Thanks For Helping The Elderly”

  1. Henry J. Hawkins on August 6th, 2008 9:40 am

    I would like to thank Mae S. Hildreth for taking time out of her busy schedule to tell all those who volunteer their time thank you…….thank you. It’s folks like her that make helping others worth it all. Volunteers are often times unnoticed but they do have a lot to offer. Again thank you.

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