Dear editor:
As jolly St. Nick himself Ho Ho Ho’ed his way around Hallett Hall here at Rainycrest, giving each one of us residents a Christmas orange and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, I looked around the hall and noticed that everyone was either smiling or laughing.
This was the scene that I observed on Friday, Dec. 6 during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s annual Christmas party. Not only were the ladies out in full force serving coffee, tea, and snacks to anyone who wanted to enjoy it, but they also were entertaining us with numerous songs all afternoon.
The auxiliary did a wonderful job at entertaining all those who attended and really empowered everyone. It lifted our Christmas spirits.
The hall had been decorated by the Activation Department and had a real festive atmosphere, as did the rest of the building.
Prior to this event (on Wednesday, Dec. 4), we all were entertained by the musical talents of Jackie and Gerry Guimond. We were all mesmerized by the numerous Gospel songs they performed for us.
Despite these extra-curricular activities, the Activation Department here at Rainycrest still maintained their regular activities. These include such things as the Lions’ TV Bingo every Thursday night and dances every second Wednesday night of each month, as well as maintaining a rigorous schedule of daily events.
Not only are we all very grateful to the Activation Department, we also are grateful for the support of the staff and the management here who make these activities possible for us to attend.
A very special group of individuals, that I believe should be mentioned, are the numerous volunteers who come in to Rainycrest and help make these events possible.
Once again, I would like to extend our greatest thanks to all those individuals who helped make this Christmas a very memorable one. We all appreciate the effort you people put forth.
(Signed),
David Fontana
Rainycrest resident
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