It was a festive afternoon recently at the Campbell-Stone senior living community in Sandy Springs when the 12 members of the Marist School Lady War Eagle volleyball team created an “Ice Cream Social” for residents in the Assisted Living Program, many of whom are served by Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta’s Healthy Transitions™ program.

With coach Anna Bush, they made ice cream floats and also provided manicures for the residents. “The girls were surprised how much they had in common with the seniors,” says Bonnie Sharp, whose daughter Jenna participated. “They had a wonderful time.”

The girls are volunteering for Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta’s Healthy Transitions™, a unique initiative that improves the health of our community’s low-income seniors at no cost to them. This visit was part of the team’s community service. Healthy Transitions™ helps residents in senior living communities and HUD high rises manage their health and access appropriate support services while staying independent in their own homes.

Founded in 1948, Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta is Georgia’s largest nonprofit provider of home health and hospice care. Guided by its charitable mission, the organization annually serves more than 18,000 individuals of all ages, races, diagnoses and financial means.

Marist School is a coeducational independent Catholic school, grades 7-12 that strives to form the whole person in the image of Christ through instruction grounded in religious values, the teachings of the Catholic Church and the spirit of the Society of Mary. This mission is advanced through communal pursuit of excellence in academic, religious, extracurricular, leadership, and service programs.

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In the photos:

Resident Noel Krishna with Marist students Lauren Buss and Ashley McDowell

Resident Bill Crain with Marist students Kelly Moran and Katelyn Ducote

Resident Beverly Hackler with Marist Volleyball Coach Anna Bush

Resident Noel Krishna with Marist students Kate Broadbent, Sarah Lynn Bowen, Marist Volleyball Coach Anna Bush, and Marist student Ashley McDowell.