Upon finding out that Wilton schools would be shut down for four weeks as a result of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Wilton senior twins Abby and Colby Brown immediately began thinking about what they can do for others.
They wanted to do a service project that could bring joy to others. After learning that the Wilton Retirement Community would no longer be allowing visitors to their facilities, including assisted living and nursing home areas, they decided to take action.
Last week, they provided around 60 hand-decorated cards to local residents at Wilton Retirement Community.
“We wanted to find a way to make people smile a bit through our extra time off of school for the next four weeks. We wanted to do something for the community so our idea of making cards for people at the assisted living and nursing home here in Wilton became a reality,” said Abby. “Over the course of two days, we have been hard at work bringing positive messages and drawings in the cards we make, so far we have made 60 by hand and hope the residents will find some extra joy through this.”
When asked about the concept and process of delivering the handmade cards, Abby said, “We came up with the idea to send cards after brainstorming ways to bring some happiness to people in this community. We chose to do the assisted living and nursing home because we know some people up there and since we can’t visit them right now, we figured we could communicate in writing.
“We dropped off the cards (March 19) … the administration assured us the residents will enjoy the cards very much. To deliver the cards, we put all of them in a giant envelope and called ahead to the place where they allowed us to drop it off outside at the doormat of the main door. We waved to the person who knew to pick it up and took it inside with her.
“For now we have made 60 cards, one for each resident. This project took us two days to complete and we hope it succeeds our goal of bringing a smile to someone. The future of this may be continued based on what direction we would like to take next.”