The work is taxing, but for three volunteers, gratitude is enough. click the newspaper to download the full story.
Helping Hands -
Palo Alto Weekly Article, Dec. 07
It's not for extra credit or college applications — these teens volunteer because they enjoy it
"...Palo Alto High School senior Gabrielle Hadley is on her way there, making thrice-weekly visits since August to elderly residents at Lytton Gardens, a retirement and nursing home in Palo Alto.
Like Matt, she was inspired by family, after caring for a great-grandmother who slowly deteriorated under the effects of Alzheimer's disease, forgetting everyone's name except for Gabrielle's.
There is little chance of 86-year-old Lytton Gardens resident Mary Harvey forgetting anyone's name, however. An observant woman whose Brooklyn accent remains undamaged even after a stroke affected her speech, she said Gabrielle's visits "fill the gaps" in her life..."
