Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness

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Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness

By Beverly Perkins

This year Independence Day was even more significant for the residents of Lauderdale West. The seniors living in “As soon as people were getting their shots they started asking about July 4th,” said Lauderdale West’s Steve Taylor. “We have the Plantation community have felt isolated during the pandemic especially since all their activities and celebrations were canceled due to COVID-19.

Earlier this year, The Lauderdale West board of directors worked with the city and state representatives to set up a “pod” to vaccinate its residents. In February, the community clubhouse was transformed into a vaccination site and fortunately, a large majority of residents were able to receive their shots. a long tradition of celebrating the holidays together here.” So just last month, Taylor was thrilled to organize and announce the highly anticipated annual July 4th luncheon. About 150 residents donned their festive red, white, and blue garb and headed to the community’s main ballroom for a patriotic celebration featuring music, dancing, and plenty of food. Hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings filled their tummies and conversations and laughter with friends and neighbors once again filled their hearts. “I’ve known a lot of these people for years,” added Taylor. “It’s just great to see them out and about again.” As much as the 55+ community was celebrating the nation’s Independence Day, they were celebrating their freedom as well after being in lockdown for so long. No one will take life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for granted.

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