On Sunday, November 8th, from 11 to 2 pm, four AYLUS Roslyn members volunteered at CP Nassau’s Bethpage residential home.
We started the afternoon with a festive arts and crafts activity. We helped the residents color Christmas-themed pendants, including trees, stockings, and snowflakes, and decorated them with stickers like leaves, ornaments, and stars. To finish them off, we tied plaid fabric so the pendants could be hung up later. The residents really enjoyed this hands-on activity and loved the festive theme.
Next, we moved on to baking, with everyone participating to prepare a batch of delicious brownies. While the brownies were baking in the oven, the residents took a short lunch break, which was followed by a few exciting rounds of Bingo.
Once the brownies were done baking, we took them out to cool and went right into more crafts. The volunteers and residents created an assortment of flower bouquets and personalized slap bands covered in their favorite stickers.
After the crafts, we took another break for everyone to enjoy the soft, moist brownies once they had cooled down enough. To end the day, the residents decorated more wooden pendants with colorful gems, creating interesting designs like a bejeweled egg. Finally, we made our own horseshoe throwing game and played a few rounds, which the residents absolutely loved before we had to leave.
All the volunteers had a wonderful time spending the afternoon with the residents, and we hope to return in the near future!
Members who participated (3 hours): Austin Guo, Jason Wei, Wesley Qu, Haoyang Sun
Reporter: Jason Wei
