It Brightened Their Day So Much!

Armstrong school children, Kindale Society, and our local Country Bakery send Valentines wishes and hearts to our Heaton Place Residents!

The beautiful Armstrong community pulls it off one more time!  There is an unwritten code that has manifested at Heaton Place and that code is love and service!

Despite the many challenges of the pandemic, the residents of Heaton Place have experienced countless acts of love from the community.  Most recently, our wee ones in the community dropped off homemade cards with a chocolate, Kindale brought in a large home-made Valentines card, and the Country Bakery made over 90 heart-shaped cookie grams that were purchased by secret admirers and delivered to Heaton Place.  The seniors were thrilled with such wonderful gestures.  Gratitude was felt.

“There have been many other acts of kindness from our community”, says Carrie O’Neill, Resident Relations Coordinator.  These acts of kindness came in many forms: Sidewalk art, Christmas carolers and donations of wool, so our ladies could knit blankets and pay them forward, to service and help the Pleasant Valley Manor residents. We had the pleasure of listening to a variety of musicians that played from the top of our courtyard last summer; as well; the Montessori Preschool brought an abundance of gifts for our seniors at Christmas time.

You can’t teach these qualities, but one can surely demonstrate through the kindness in their hearts.  “It’s contagious and it feels good”, shares O’Neill.  Armstrong has a strong spirit of unity, demonstrating various good deeds over and over again, throughout the pandemic.  

The seniors of Heaton Place have been very respectful in adhering to the strong suggestions of COVID protocols, in order to keep each other safe. It has not been easy for anyone. Our residents have had to sacrifice a lot, including all our dedicated service staff.  Not being able to see family members, with the exception of one dedicated visitor, permitted into the resident’s suites, has been heart wrenching at times; yet, our seniors continue to abide; for the better of the whole. “Every act of kindness has left a positive impression, and we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts”, explains Carrie.

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”   

Though we may not be dancing in the rain, the residents at Heaton are certainly doing a fine job at maintaining a positive attitude during a ‘stormy pandemic’ and the community of Armstrong has helped make a difference!