Wardwell Retirement Home and Gorham House Visits

On a magnificent, sunny but cool day, Carl and Pat Churchill hosted Linda, Wardwell’s Activity Director, assisted by Jeannette, a volunteer aide, and 8 residents of Wardwell Retirement Home, Saco, Maine. 

Seven MGRS members were present and participated in operating the Railway and assisting the guests getting around. 

 

 Carl and Scott Gould provided golf cart tours of the trails on the property.

 

 

One of the guests, Red (in cart), was quite the comedian and kept everyone entertained with his jokes.  Jeannette wore a very unusual umbrella hat which was quite effective in providing her shade from the sun.   

The group enjoyed the Garden Railway locale and the running trains.  

Soon after the arrival of the Wardwell visitors, Jeannine Lessard returned to the Garden Railway with about 10 guests and numerous aides from her new association as Activities Director of the Gorham House.  It was quite a reunion as Jeannine had visited our club site many times when she was associated with the Veterans’ Home in Scarborough.

 

Both groups socialized and enjoyed each other’s company.  Of course the trains ran beautifully and the weather cooperated all day.  They enjoyed the Garden Railway locale and the running trains.  A nice sandwich lunch was enjoyed by all prior to the guests’ departure. 

 

Both groups look forward to return visits.