Teen makes “punny” cards to connect with seniors

Teen makes “punny” cards to connect with seniors

A boldly colored block of cheese sits next to a cheese grater, both meticulously colored in Crayola markers. Careful, hand-drawn calligraphy in felt-tipped pen across the homemade card says, “Not to be cheesy, but you’re grate.” Another newly finished card sports...
Easter baskets bring cheer to seniors

Easter baskets bring cheer to seniors

Employees at Team Horner Group delivered 24 Easter baskets to the residents of a senior living facility in Oakland Park on Good Friday.  The festive baskets were filled with sugar-free chocolates in colorful eggs, large-print Bible booklets, Easter cards, little...
Volunteer Goes the Extra Mile to Help Seniors

Volunteer Goes the Extra Mile to Help Seniors

Greg Bartolai, 52, of Coconut Creek, goes the extra mile for seniors.  Not only does he deliver meals to seniors through Heart2Heart’s Food for Hope program every week. Greg also took on the responsibility of driving seniors to Heart2Heart special events. ...
John and Lynn Offerdahl deliver Food for Hope meals

John and Lynn Offerdahl deliver Food for Hope meals

John and Lynn Offerdahl saw firsthand how the meals made in their restaurants nurtured a relationship between Heart2Heart volunteers and seniors in the Food for Hope program. On March 8, they accompanied a mother-daughter volunteer duo as they delivered meals to Donna...
Volunteer cares through homemade meals and dominoes

Volunteer cares through homemade meals and dominoes

Damaris Pena cooks a homemade meal for a senior couple once a week, but her visits are not about the food.  What’s more important is the time she spends playing dominoes and conversing. We named Damaris the Volunteer of the Month for February because of her...
Volunteers Rally to Help a Senior Get Better Sleep

Volunteers Rally to Help a Senior Get Better Sleep

The strength of community translated to a comfortable night of sleep in a new bed for a senior named Sherri.  Three Heart2Heart volunteers recently helped Sherri assemble a new bed and throw out the old one — simple tasks that she just couldn’t manage on her...