It took the Town of Coronation a few years of hard fought battles (with the government) and a lot of hard work, but finally on February 9, 1972 they opened the doors to a brand new nursing home.
We know this meant a great deal to our senior generation, being able to stay close to home, family and friends.
I wonder if anyone had any idea of what a wonderful benefit it would be for the younger generation?

June 22, 1972
“Candy Strippers Loved By All At Nursing Home
“25 young girls and boys between the ages of 14 and 18 do volunteer work at the Nursing home each day.
They appear in relays between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., before and after school to carry out many tasks, such as reading and writing letters, taking guests for walks, serving lunches and trays and numerous other things the regular staff does not have time for.
“It is incredible the tremendous amount of work these young people do, and in a time of supposed shiftlessness and dissent, we point with pride to our teenagers.”

We can only guess at the joy those young people gave those seniors; just as we can only guess at the self confidence and self worth those teens would develop.
The give and take that would have gone on between the two generations would have been priceless.
Do we still have candy strippers? Or anything like it? Or did there get to be so many rules and regulations that it was impossible to keep it going?
I have noticed that very often when a younger person did something commendable someone would make sure it was put in the paper.
I think that is so good, because we all, young and old alike, know that getting praise for something well done makes us want to do more.

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