The Heritage hosts epic summer snowball fight

To celebrate the summer solstice, residents at The Heritage of Green Hills in Shillington, Berks County, engaged in an epic and silly summer snowball fight.

Armed with homemade yarn “snowballs,” mask-wearing seniors at the healthy life plan community pelted a “crazy penguin” (Well By Design Director Cheryl Anderson dressed in a costume) zooming around on the back of a truck.

Christina Orlando, a server in the community’s food and beverage department, assisted the penguin in throwing snowballs back at the residents.

“While staying safe is our top priority at The Heritage of Green Hills, we understand that having fun is an important part of wellness,” Anderson said. “It’s great to get outside, get active and get in some healthy laughter, too!”

After the socially-distant mock battle ended, the snowballs were repurposed for use in a treasure hunt. Anderson transformed the balls of yarn into hedgehogs by adding noses and googly eyes, and hid them around the campus for residents to find in the coming days.

After the socially-distant mock battle ended, the snowballs were repurposed for use in a treasure hunt.

COURTESY OF HERITAGE OF GREEN HILLS Cheryl Anderson, Well by Design Director, takes part in a “snowball” fight in a penguin costume at the Heritage of Green Hills. With her is Christina Orlando, a food server, who threw the “snowballs” back at the residents.

The balls of yarn used as “snowballs” are transformed into hedgehogs for residents to search for in a treasure hunt.

A hedgehog hidden in a dispenser of hand sanitizer for the treasure hunt.

Cheryl Anderson, dressed as a penguin, and Christina Orlando, holding the “snowballs,” before the “snowball” fight.

COURTESY OF THE HERITAGE OF GREEN HILLS A hedgehog hidden for the treasure hunt.