Hannah Hammoud
Residents from the Whittlesea Lodge Aged Care Facility have taken home a number of awards for their craft talent at the Whittlesea show.
Whittlesea Lodge lifestyle co-ordinator Kim Foster said residents made unique crafts in their weekly craft lessons to submit to the Whittlesea show and were thrilled by their big achievement.
“The residents didn’t enter the show to win, they entered the show for their own satisfaction and to show the community their abilities,” she said.
Residents at the Whittlesea Lodge join in on craft lessons once a week. Ms Foster said that for many of them, the craft group is an important social outlet.
“… They like to talk about what they did in their younger days, their involvement in their local communities and overall they just like being in the company of each other,” she said.
“Their favourite part of entering the show was to show the local community the crafts that they have achieved throughout the year.”
Ms Foster said that the aged care facility was elated to hear the news that many residents were recognised with awards for their crafting skills.
“Neither the residents or Whittlesea Lodge were expecting any awards. We wanted to show the local community that we have a very talented and committed craft group,” she said.
