ARDSLEY, NY — Once a month for the past year, the mothers and babies represented in the Mommy and Me group at suburban New York Jewish center have helped residents of a local senior center express their still-youthful spirits.
Bouncing Babies Evoke Smiles in Monthly Visits to Senior Center
ARDSLEY, NY — Once a month for the past year, the mothers and babies represented in the Mommy and Me group at suburban New York Jewish center have helped residents of a local senior center express their still-youthful spirits.
“The seniors and babies really relate,” says Gabrielle Hazan, who first suggested the trips to her fellow mothers at Chabad-Lubavitch of the River Towns in Dobbs Ferry. “They don’t usually have much of a connection with children, and, unfortunately, don’t receive too many visitors. When we come, they’re so receptive.”
Aided by the musical entertainer Bobby Doowah, the Mommy and Me brings companionship and Jewish music to the residents of the Atria Woodlands senior living center in Ardsley. The group, one of some 443 similar programs at Chabad Houses across North America, calls its monthly visits “Mommies Making a Difference.”
Hazan says that she was looking for a way to volunteer in a community service project with her new daughter, Daniella.
“Everyone wanted to volunteer, but wasn’t sure how,” she explains. “I feel so blessed that we’re able to give back with this.”
John
BS”D
Great idea/work you Moms plus kids are doing!
Behatslaga!