The Lloydminster Exhibition’s seniors lunch buffet was busier than usual as students did their part to give back.
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Grade 5 students from Queen Elizabeth School went to the Lloyd Ex on Wednesday, March 4, helping seniors with whatever they needed over lunch.
“We’re going to help them if they want some drinks and stuff,” said Les Korn, Grade 5 teacher, Queen Elizabeth School.
Korn says February is usually the month of kindness, they however, kept things going into March.
“We’re just spreading it a little into March,” he said. “We’ve had our Grade 5 leadership group come here and spread a little kindness to our seniors.”
He says the kids are excited to be out helping and meet community seniors.
“They were excited. It’s a little different for them,” said Korn. It’s a different experience, some of them have really close grandparents and others maybe not so close. They’re excited to serve them and clear some of their dishes away.
“We know seniors are so important in our society here and we just want to make it feel a little extra special.”
The tables were also decorated with special place mats created by the kids.
“We just want to make it a little extra special today for them,” said Korn.
He says every year they look for new ideas to give back to the community. This year gave kids an experience they’ve likely never had.
“It’s an opportunity to volunteer because they hadn’t had a lot of volunteering experience so far in life,” said Korn.
For Grade 5 student David, it was an opportunity to learn.
“It seems pretty cool because then you can learn lots of stuff about the community,” he said, as residents began pouring through the doors for their lunch.
There were also prizes the lunch attendees could draw, giving them a chance to win a free buffet next time they come out.
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