Doris and the bingo club receive a surprise donation at Ashlyn
The residents of Ashlyn Care Home are well-known for holding weekly meetings in the ground-floor lounge for their weekly Bingo Club. These meetings are extremely popular, as they are a great way to let residents unwind with one of their favourite hobbies.
One of the regular members of the bingo club is Doris, who is a very well-loved resident at Ashlyn. On the 8th of October, Doris’s daughter in law Jill, gave a big surprise, not just to Doris, but to all the club members. A bag filled with wonderful goodies was donated as a way to help them keep it running every Saturday.
When this surprise gift arrived for the residents, everyone was so happy! Before the first game, Lifestyle Coordinator Camelia informed the residents of their donation and showed them all of the beautiful prizes. As Camelia witnessed, it was so lovely to see everyone in the lounge turn to Doris to applaud her and her daughter in law. Many residents said “thank you” to Doris, and told her it was such a “lovely gesture” on her daughter-in-law’s part.
There were many smiles during this session, as residents wondered what the winning items would be for that week. Many of them also particularly admired the stuffed toy pelican.
Ashlyn Care Home would like to wish a send thank you to Jill for her wonderful donation to the bingo club; everyone is very excited to see which of the prizes will be won in tomorrow’s game.