A KINDHEARTED girl her spread some festive joy for care home residents after spending her pocket money savings on gifts to make their Christmas special.
Alana Brinton, ten, first visited Southminster Care Home with the Southminster Primary School choir when she was seven.
After visiting, she told her mum that she wanted to give the residents presents for Christmas.
She wrote notes to each resident in 2019 and kindly gave each of them gifts.
She hoped to do it every year however due to Covid restrictions, she was unable to do so.
Now, three years on, Alana has stuck to her promise and made it her mission to fulfill the wish lists of the care home residents.
With the help of Southminster residents, she got all the gifts they asked for and delivered them at their Christmas party.
Liz Wynn, the home manager said: “In 2019 Alana gave out each present herself and spoke with each resident whilst she was doing so, the sight of this young girl giving out presents and talking with each individual was both emotional and empowering to watch.
“Now ten years old she embarked on a project not just to give presents and joy to the residents but to actually give them something they wanted.
“She called the home and asked me to speak to each resident and to ask them what they wished for. I duly completed the list and sent it to Alana and her mother.
“Alana started a Facebook poster campaign listing all of the presents required to fulfill the list of the resident's wishes.
“Over the coming weeks both she and the Southminster community came together and slowly one by one the wishes were ticked off the list."
And in the run up to Christmas Alana and her mum visited the home during a Christmas party.
Liz added: “Both their arms and her mother’s car were laden with gifts, Alana proceeded to inform me that they had fulfilled each and every wish that had been requested by the residents.
“Alana then proceeded to hand out the presents to each of the residents to open on Christmas day. Again, I found this experience very moving and humbling to watch.
“It was such a privilege to observe such a young lady making such a totally selfless gesture for others without the need or want of praise or self-recognition.”
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