The thing about supplies for activities... sometimes things get left behind. Things are ever shifting in retirement communities. Residents, employees, expectations, time, money. When I first saw the abandoned stash I was incredulous that anyone could bear to part with such materials. In the closets we have leftovers, half-completes, and never even touched.
Many moons ago I found some fleece cuts and set them aside without even scrutinizing them. This month I figured out their purpose. As an activity we looked at them today and found that one was pre-cut to make a nice no-sew blanket and the others needed a bit more work. It took the afternoon but we completed them all and now have three beautiful lap blankets.
On Christmas they will go in a pile of prizes to be won by playing BINGO that day. Which means the residents who worked so hard on them might be able to enjoy them later on. It was a great activity, cost nothing, and freed up space in the closet. Hopefully whomever left them behind would be happy we were finally able to use them.
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