WelCom June/July 2024
Amanda Joe
Some 27 Young Vinnies students from St Theresa’s School Plimmerton have visited Summerset Aotea Care Centre several times in recent weeks.
The students sang to the residents, asked many questions and listened with interest to their answers. The students made cards and gifts and enjoyed singalong sessions, with songs the residents are familiar with and enjoy.
The visits have left the residents smiling, adult volunteers’ ‘cups filled’, and the students excitedly buzzing about the residents they have met and what they shared.
Sharon, Summerset Aotea’s Divisional Therapist, said, ‘On behalf of the residents of Summerset Aotea’s Care Centre, I’d like to say how much we love having St Theresa’s pupils come and visit us here in the village. We so enjoy their young, smiling faces and their interest in our past lives and experiences. It is exciting to see what is the same and what is different for school children today. They give us hope for the future, both of our people and our country. We are most grateful to Amanda, St Theresa’s, the children and their families for this wonderful opportunity of intergenerational activity.