Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. sponsors mentoring program
Vineyard Court Nursing Center residents were just getting started Saturday morning as the local Delta Academy girls from Hunt Intermediate and Lee Middle schools caroled them into the noon hour.
“This is something we always try to do with the girls at different nursing homes to show them that Christmas is more than just the commercialism of buying gifts. It's a time to think of others and give of yourself - especially to those who most need it,” said group leader and local attorney Monique Montgomery.
The group of about 80 girls ages 11 to 14 is a mentoring program in the local schools sponsored by national sorority Delta Sigma Theta.
But the girls aren't the only ones who get something tangible from their holiday public service experience.
Columbus native Victor Jones stood by the wheelchair of his 73-year-old mother, Gladys, and sang together with her as the residents joined in for a round of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” before the girls handed out gifts.