Members of the Faculty
Association of Suffolk
Community College,
who had to stop presenting their
popular Professors on Wheels
classes to seniors in local assisted
living facilities due to the pandemic,
found a different way to continue
to bring joy to these seniors’ lives:
enrichment boxes.
Led by FA member Christina
Bosco Langert, the local put together
boxes filled with items to keep residents
stimulated during their time
of isolation. Each enrichment box
included large-print puzzle books;
boxes of pen and paper; adult coloring
books with boxes of crayons,
markers and colored pencils; playing
cards; books and magazines on a
range of subjects; board games and
puzzles; DVDS; foam crafts
and art supplies; and a letter
of well-wishes on behalf
of the FA. The boxes were
delivered to seven long-term
care facilities.
“We’ve all seen the news
reports of seniors who
haven’t been able to see
their family members or
receive visitors of any kind,”
Langert said. “They need
our care now more than
ever.”
Dante Morelli, president
of the FA, said the local
union is working on building
a YouTube channel that
can be watched in nursing
homes with programs to enrich
minds and bodies.