(above) Alexandra “Lexi” Jacobson, a Freshman at Watchung Hills Regional High School, organized a group of more than 80 people to write letters to the residents at the Chelsea in Warren, a nursing home in Somerset County.
Letter Writing Campaign to Seniors During Pandemic
Alexandra “Lexi” Jacobson, a Freshman at Watchung Hills Regional High School, organized a group of more than 80 people to write letters to the residents at the Chelsea in Warren, a nursing home in Somerset County.
Jacobson said she was inspired to act from “seeing the amazing things that our state and community has done to help those in need during this time” of the pandemic.
“Because of these amazing people I had been inspired to help people as well!”
Jacobson recruited others for her letter writing campaign by texting, emailing, and reaching out via instagram and Snapchat. “I really wanted to try to get as many people involved as possible,” Jacobson said.
Jacobson’s group wrote enough letters for all of the Chelsea residents, about 75, as well as the staff. Said Jacobson, “Each letter had kind messages, inspirational quotes, poems, jokes, or even activities such as how to play card games, or recipes that are fun to make at home.”
After delivering the letters, Jacobson received a call from the Chelsea about how much the residents appreciated the letters.
Jacobson would like to encourage others to reach out to seniors during the pandemic. She hopes that “more people will hear about it and write their own letters so we can help cheer up even more people!”
