Reverence For Life Club

A touching story of outreach and gratitude

AUTHOR: UDHAY SOKHI

Throughout the pandemic, seniors in care homes faced many challenges. The strict restrictions and overwhelming sense of isolation created a deep longing for connection with loved ones. In response, LFA's Reverence for Life Club, led by teacher Sarah Matossian '97, decided to reach out to seniors in care homes with handmade cards to express their love and compassion.

Club members put together 75 handmade cards for a local seniors care facility, writing personal notes of encouragement and hope to each member by name. The hope was that this project would bring a smile to their faces and brighten their days. This project of compassion was one of many outreach efforts organized by the Reverence for Life Club this year.

What made this specific outreach particularly special was the amazing response the club received back from the care home. The staff and members of the senior's residence were so moved by the gesture from our students that they wrote back to LFA with a touching letter expressing their gratitude. The content of said letter is transcribed here:

Dear LFA Reverence for Life Club,

The Staff and Residents of PHC - Brock Fahrni Pavilion 3rd Floor would like to extend our sincere gratitude, heartfelt thanks, and appreciation to all of you.

Your act of kindness and thoughtfulness through the beautiful handmade cards with thoughtful and loving messages you sent brought joy and smiles to our residents. Those cards cheered up a lot of them who were feeling bored; helpless; hopeless; and missing their homes and loved ones.

Many of them carried their cards on their walkers and proudly showed them to other residents, visitors, and staff. Others put them on their tables or pinned them on their bedside cork boards.

Here are some of their verbal remarks:

"It feels good to be remembered"

"I will pray for the sender during my rosary"

"May God bless the students"

"The sender of this card is an Angel"

"I am touched that someone is thinking of me"

I am so happy to have this card"

"I will show this to my family when they come"

And many more...

The knitted hearts were used by a few for hand exercises or placed at the residents bedside as part of their collection/decor. Once again, thank you so much for your many creative acts of kindness especially to the residents of our home. May God continue to bless you, your school, and your families.

With thankful and grateful hearts, Brock

Fahrni Staff and Residents

The students were truly touched by the response and ecstatic that their gesture had made an impact. We couldn't be more proud of our students for exemplifying the spirit of generosity and compassion that defines Little Flower Academy.