Franklin Ave. K-Kids sing to Arbors residents Monday. (Photo by Amy Porter)
WESTFIELD – The K-Kids (Kiwanis) Club, fourth and fifth graders from Franklin Avenue Elementary School visited residents at the Arbors Assisted Living Community on Monday, bringing with them some holiday cheer. The students sang “Jingle Bells,” “Frosty the Snowman” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” before handing out wreath decorations they had made for the seniors, who packed the hall for the program.
Residents applauded heartily following each song. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Resident Julie LaFogg had a special treat, receiving the wreath from one of her 18 great grandchildren, Allyssa Slack, a fifth grader at the school.
LaFogg said she also has six daughters and two sons, all of whom went to Westfield High School, and thirteen grandchildren.
Fifth grader Allyssa Slack gave her wreath to her great-grandmother, Julie LaFogg. (Photo by Amy Porter)
High praise was also given by residents Geraldine Olinski, Jean Deon and Cam Chasse.
“It was wonderful, the kids were so beautiful,” Olinski said. Deon, who wore her wreath on her head just for laughs, agreed. “They really sounded good,” she said.
Arbors residents Geraldine Olinski, Jean Deon and Cam Chasse show off their handmade wreaths. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Chasse said he had been looking for something to put on his door for the holidays.
“Just in time,” he said.
This is the third year that Franklin Avenue has participated in the program.
