I just received the most beautiful gift from Al Falcone!
Al Falcone
Al was generous enough to share himself with our Aging in Place Business Round Table group by participating in a panel about the power of — and empowerment of — senior citizens. I filmed the session and shared it because I was inspired (and empowered) by the energy, commitment, and downright great-heartedness of these fine members of our community. (I’ve reposted the videos below.)
But generous people just keep giving. Â Al reached out to me, learned my interests, then created and sent me a beautiful gift — a pen he designed and created just for me!
Pen given to me by Al Falcone
Note from Al Falcone
Al lives by a philosophy of doing at least one act of kindness each day. Â As of this writing he has 92 years to his credit, so just imagine the acts of kindness he has contributed so far, and the acts of kindness he inspired from others! Â For a few examples, I promise you want to read the letter that his friend (and mine) Dawn Schultz submitted that won him the Home Instead 2014 Salute to Senior Service award. Example: on his birthday he likes to give gifts to others, and spent his most recent birthday giving the Senior Center kitchen a deep clean!
Al, thank you. Thanks for the beautiful pen. Â Thanks for all the beautiful things you have done and continue to do. Â Thanks for inspiring us all to make the world a place of kindness, one day at a time.
For more articles like this, see Hearts at Work.
Proud to call Al a friend and that he has found a home at our Senior Center. He is indeed an inspiration to all who he encounters, regardless of age or background. He once wrote a note to a friend he met in the Center every day for months as she was recovering from some health issues. And he smiles throughout it all!