No matter if you're young or old, most of us love Halloween. What's not to love? The streets get filled with joyous trick-or-treaters, adults get a chance to play dress-up, and homes are filled with massive quantities of candy. However, a retirement home is not the first place trick-or-treaters think of when they go on their hunt. But as it turns out, the elderly, who live in nursing homes and already feel lonely as it is, can't wait for the kids to come up to ask for candy. Just recently, one nursing home in Webster, Texas took it to Facebook to ask people to donate candy which they could give out to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Not only did people donate candy, but thousands of them came to celebrate All Hallows Eve together with the elderly, leaving them ecstatic.
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These retirement home residents were missing the true Halloween spirit so they invited trick-or-treaters to come
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"We need trick or treaters! Please bring your children, grandchildren, and their friends to Heartis Clear Lake at 14520 Hwy 3, Webster, TX 77598 on October 31st between 6-8 pm for a night of fun! We will have a moonwalk, hayride, games, food and lots of candy! Come one! Come all!" the Facebook post read.
A few weeks prior, the residents asked for candy donations so they could hand them out to the neighborhood
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The staff of the nursing home photographed their residents holding up the signs that said: "We miss giving candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Please help us reach our goal of collecting enough candy to invite the community to our home for a safe and fun place to trick-or-treat. Thank you!"
The elders received tons of it
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"Thank you to all of our neighbors for taking a moment to donate candy to our residents! Just look at all of the candy! Our residents are excited and we can’t wait to host a community trick or treat event for our neighborhood kids!" Heartis Senior Living posted on their Facebook page.
And were waiting for Halloween to hand them out
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"We are extremely thankful for all the generosity that poured in from around the nation. It was the most unbelievable selfless act of kindness from complete strangers," a Heartis Senior Living center representative told Bored Panda.
The celebration was a huge success with over 5,000 people visiting the elders
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"It was absolutely AMAZING! We had over 5,000 visitors including kids and parents. Our residents were overjoyed!"
Who were overjoyed to spend the holiday together with their community members
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"It was the first celebration of its kind in the community," the staff of the retirement home told Bored Panda. "We are hoping to make this an annual event for our residents and the surrounding community."
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