For a lot of people, Valentine’s
Day is a time to show your love to someone else important in your life, whether
it be a significant other or your kids who know Valentine’s Day means lots of
chocolate. But that’s only scratching the surface of the love shared among
everyone on this special day.
Take the Pulaski Senior Center’s
Valentine’s Day lunch for example. Held yesterday, the dinner was a great
chance for the older generations to get together and share the love.
Along with some tasty food, a few
lucky seniors also won a Valentine’s gift from a raffle that was held. They
also enjoyed a healthy cooking demonstration by Laura Reasor from the Virginia
Extension Service. She showed them how to make a delicious vegetable stir fry
using fruit juice, and also handed out informational flyers detailing how to
identify which cooking essentials are the healthiest options.
Officer Megan Jennings was also a
part of the presentations, informing the seniors of phone scams that target
older people in an attempt to extort money from them. Sharon Miller from
Medi-Hospice also spoke, encouraging seniors to continue working towards their
health goals no matter what they have available to meet those goals.
Altogether, these presentations were wonderful, providing the seniors with
valuable information and fun ways to keep their health in check. Americare Plus
was also there, offering free blood pressure checks to anyone interested.
We’d like to thank all of these
companies and individuals for taking part in the lunch; we couldn’t have done
it without them! The seniors had a wonderful time, and we’re already looking
forward to the next time we can get them all together for a lovely afternoon.