MONROE - It's a chance for children to learn from their elders and a chance for seniors to spend time with children.
Girls from Girl Scout Troop 203 spent about an hour Saturday at Monroe Manor playing Bingo with some of the residents.
The idea was Lenae Ambrose's. Her husband Bob is one of the troop leaders.
Ambrose said he and the other troop leaders suggested the idea to the girls and they thought it was a great idea.
He, along with fellow leaders DarLyne Schneider, Nancy Anderson and Jill Gothard, brought nine scouts to spend part of the morning getting to know the residents and help them play some Bingo.
This is the first Saturday the girls have visited the residents but they looked forward to it, Ambrose said.
"Even with the weather they couldn't wait to get here," Schneider said, referring to the light snow that fell Saturday in Monroe.
The fifth-and sixth-graders helped residents find their numbers on the Bingo cards and in some cases helped them put their chips on the cards.
Sissy Luangaram, 11, Monroe, wasn't so sure she wanted to come out on a cold, winter morning but after she spent some time with the seniors she was glad she did.
"I'm having a good time," she smiled.
Alyssa Engerman, 11, Monroe, said the best part of the day was getting a chance to meet the seniors and talk to them.
Corinne Stietz, assisting activity director, said that was what the day was all about.
"The residents enjoy it when people come in to visit them," she said. "It's nice to have intergenerational activities like this."
The time at the Manor also benefits the girls in another way, Ambrose said.
It gives them a chance to earn community service time and helps them earn badges to move on to their next rank, he said.
The girls plan to visit the Manor the last Saturday of every month, Ambrose said.
From the smiles on the faces of the residents, it looks like the girls' visits will be quite popular.
Girls from Girl Scout Troop 203 spent about an hour Saturday at Monroe Manor playing Bingo with some of the residents.
The idea was Lenae Ambrose's. Her husband Bob is one of the troop leaders.
Ambrose said he and the other troop leaders suggested the idea to the girls and they thought it was a great idea.
He, along with fellow leaders DarLyne Schneider, Nancy Anderson and Jill Gothard, brought nine scouts to spend part of the morning getting to know the residents and help them play some Bingo.
This is the first Saturday the girls have visited the residents but they looked forward to it, Ambrose said.
"Even with the weather they couldn't wait to get here," Schneider said, referring to the light snow that fell Saturday in Monroe.
The fifth-and sixth-graders helped residents find their numbers on the Bingo cards and in some cases helped them put their chips on the cards.
Sissy Luangaram, 11, Monroe, wasn't so sure she wanted to come out on a cold, winter morning but after she spent some time with the seniors she was glad she did.
"I'm having a good time," she smiled.
Alyssa Engerman, 11, Monroe, said the best part of the day was getting a chance to meet the seniors and talk to them.
Corinne Stietz, assisting activity director, said that was what the day was all about.
"The residents enjoy it when people come in to visit them," she said. "It's nice to have intergenerational activities like this."
The time at the Manor also benefits the girls in another way, Ambrose said.
It gives them a chance to earn community service time and helps them earn badges to move on to their next rank, he said.
The girls plan to visit the Manor the last Saturday of every month, Ambrose said.
From the smiles on the faces of the residents, it looks like the girls' visits will be quite popular.