OLD FASHIONED THANKS: A sample of a thank you note that was received at the Cranston Senior Center on behalf of a grateful family. SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER: Cranston teens show off a few of their handmade holiday cards that are being put into meals delivered to Cranston Seniors for the holidays. "The teens did a beautiful job on the cards and the library loves partnering with the senior center," said Taft.įor more information about any program at the Cranston Library, go to . The cards were all hand decorated using stickers, craft papers, markers and creativity. "I am here for community service hours, but also as a way to spread holiday cheer, help the library and because it's fun," said Cranston East freshman Zayla Miranda. Patrick's Academy, and the Islamic School of Rhode Island. They came from Cranston East, West, Bishop Hendricken, St. Taft had teen volunteers make another 300 cards on our December Service Saturday to go with the upcoming Christmas meals. (Shutterstock) CRANSTON, RI Rhode Islanders can clear out their old tax documents, files and other sensitive materials at a shredding event later this month. The Harris residents stated how they were able to enjoy the food and still feel connected.ĭonna DiDomenico Nye sent a note to the Senior Center thanking them for the food, the decorations and generosity. He shared some samples of the thank you notes he received. Quiroa said that the seniors were very appreciative of the meals, and truly enjoyed reading the cards. She delivered the packets to the Senior Center's Assistant Director, David Quiroa and he said that the seniors receiving the Thanksgiving meals would be so happy to get a handmade card. Over the course of two days, 20 teen volunteers worked a combined 46 hours on this service project," Taft said. The teens worked really hard to not only decorate 300 cards but to put together the packets. "This was an opportunity for teens to spread a little holiday cheer to Cranston seniors as well as reach out to potential non-library users and let them know about some of our services. This year each kit contained a handmade Thanksgiving card created by a CPL Teen Volunteer as well as information about our Books at Home program and our On the Line poetry telephone program. On our Saturday November 18th Service Saturday, our teen volunteers began decorating Thanksgiving cards for the senior center," Taft said.Įach year the Cranston Senior Center delivers 300 Thanksgiving meal kits to seniors in need. and work on a project that benefits the library or community, and earn volunteer hours. One Saturday a month teens can stop by the library between 1 and 4 p.m. The Cranston Public Library is the public library system serving Cranston, the second largest city in Rhode Island.4 The first library in Cranston was. "This year I started a teen program called Service Saturday. Started by Teen Librarian, Alyssa Taft, the program has been a huge success. ![]() ![]() Whether it's the need for graduation community service hours, or simply the desire to do some good for their community, Cranston teens have stepped up to offer good wishes and holiday greetings to Cranston Seniors.
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