SALT LAKE CITY — It was a Valentine’s Day party for the ages to celebrate the golden girls and boys of The Ridge Senior Living Community. The room was full of a sea of pink and red, and residents enjoyed a chocolate-covered dessert or two as well as live music and a balloon arch.
But the best part of the celebration was when the residents received more than 2,000 handmade valentines, not from Cupid, but from hundreds of local elementary students and a few from as far away as the other side of the country.
“We were expecting some — I didn’t expect quite all these,” said Sunny Lauritzen, a resident at The Ridge Senior Living Community.
As residents opened the loving surprise, their faces lit up with contagious smiles and laughter.
“I was just telling the girls here the cutest one said ‘Have a good Valentine,’ and he says ‘No wait, have a great Valentine’s Day,'” said resident Paula Wild.
For other residents, like Joan Poston, it was an emotional experience as tears of joy and hope filled their eyes.