Spring Cleaning? Learn How You Can Help Local Seniors

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Be honest… how many spare pairs of headphones do you have lying around? If you’ve upgraded to wireless Airpods or do all your listening with Alexa, you may have no use for those headphones that came free with every new iPhone or on a plane.

Maybe your arts and crafts supplies bought eagerly during the early days of the pandemic are now collecting dust.

And, of course, no one feels great about throwing away an old iPod. After all, the mp3 player was once your most prized possession. But in the age of smartphones, these devices may be sitting in a drawer somewhere, all but forgotten.

If you’re tempted to toss any of the above items during a bout of spring cleaning, think twice. All of those items could be put to better use, gaining a second life serving seniors with memory loss.

The Providence, a brand-new assisted living community in Fairfax, has teamed up with 29 Diner and local nonprofit Insight Memory Care Center for a donation drive during the month of April. All donations will be used to enrich the lives of seniors with memory loss at Insight Memory Care Center. Headphones and iPods are paired with customized playlists for each person to assist with memory recollection and improve mood.

ITEMS NEEDED:

• Headphones (any type)
• iPods or mp3 players
• Art supplies, including decorations, wooden crafts, large flat rocks for rock painting, liquid white glue bottles, glue sticks, glue dots, washable paints, brushes and 8x10 canvasses.

DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:

• The Providence: 9490 Sprague Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031
• 29 Diner: 10536 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22030

If all of the spring cleaning gets you hungry, plan to stop by 29 Diner for dine-in or take-out on April 19th, April 20th, April 26th and April 27th. Mention Insight Memory Care Center to the staff and 20% of your pre-tax/pre-tip check will be donated to the nonprofit.

Questions? Please call Amanda at 571-396-0500.

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