Photo: United Way of Roanoke Valley
Residents at two Virginia long-term care facilities are enjoying the sight of dozens of freshly painted birdhouses hung throughout their buildings thanks to a community effort.
United Way of Roanoke Valley hosted a painting and hanging event in mid-June at the South Roanoke Nursing Home and Richfield Senior Living in Salem to re-engage the aging community as a part of its annual Day of Action, an effort designed to tackle specific challenges of the Roanoke and Salem communities.
â[Residents] have been secluded for so long, the goal was to get them active again and to enrich their lives,â Brooke Gill, investor relations specialist at United Way