Mr. Carl Thomas of KCN-TV is a benevolent citizen with a caring heart for the elderly and infirmed. Throughout recent years, he has been organizing and sponsoring various ways and means of lifting the spirits of the residence of all the senior citizens’ homes on the island, and those who reside at the homes always enjoy his familiar company.
Whether it is organizing annual Christmas entertainment events, or providing the residents with makeover treats, Carl’s aim is the make the seniors happy.
On Thursday morning, October 5th, he was busily engaged at the Tender Loving Care Home in North Valley where he organized special hair combing for the females and hair cuts and grooming for the males.
He also organized manicures, pedicures and massages. In addition, he invited a social worker student from the University of the West Indies Open Campus to come along side of him and hold social conversations with the infirmed residents.
“Seniors are dear to my heart,” Carl said. “We, who are relatively young, stand on the shoulders of these elders who have paved the road for us. As time goes on, one day we, too, might become like them. We would then like for people of the community to come and give us a treat. It is rewarding to me just to see them smile.
“This has been a God-given idea of mine for some years now,” Carl said, “and each year I would want to give these wonderful folks some good treatment in this fashion.”
“Last Saturday, September 30th, I conducted an activity at the old Boys School in the Valley, where persons in the community were encouraged to donate toiletries and personal effects for these seniors. Four containers of toiletries were collected that day and they were distributed to the seniors’ homes on the island.”
Carl said that this year he got an “added boost” in the number of items for his distribution, for his sister-in-law who was once a teacher in Anguilla, and who resides in the United States, sent him a great quantity of toiletries.
The student from the University of the West Indies who accompanied Carl was Mrs. Janet Morancie. She was the recipient of the 2021-2022 UWI Open Campus/UWI Alumni Association Anguilla Julian R. Harrigan Memorial Scholarship Award.
Mrs. Morancie was very busy conversing with the residents, some of whom she had been acquainted with before in the community. She said: “Conversing with these residents gives me an opportunity to learn what they are thinking and how they are feeling at this stage of their lives. I enjoy the conversations and I do count it as a rewarding experience.” She said that the interaction gave her a great experience as an intern in her field of study.
Mr. Carl Thomas wishes to thank those persons who have contributed to his treatments at the Loving Tender Care Home. These include: Joseph Pradell and his massage company, La Severine Total Fitness And Massage Services; Violet’s Beauty Salon; and Nails and Hair.
He said that he and his company intended to treat the residents of the Just Tender Care Nursing Home, in North Side, on the following day, Friday, September 6th.
