Centenarian Receives 200 Birthday Cards Following Social Media Appeal

Turning 100 is a remarkable milestone, and for Doris, it became even more special thanks to an outpouring of love from her community.

Doris’ 100th was a milestone celebration the team at Sweyne Court Care Home wanted to make special, so ahead of her big day, they shared an appeal on their Facebook page to get Doris 100 birthday cards!

The post immediately struck a chord with their Facebook followers, and their online community rallied to support them in their mission to get Doris a card for every year of her life. In total, the post was shared 69 times, reached over 14,000 people and found its way into the local paper, further supporting their ambitions.

With this kind of visibility in the community, birthday cards for Doris began to arrive in their numbers! It was exciting to see how many people took action to make Doris’ 100th, extra special!

On the day of her birthday, Doris couldn’t believe how many birthday cards were waiting for her. She questioned, “Are these all for me?”

Doris was in disbelief, but after learning about the popularity of the post the team shared online, she was excited to look through all of the cards and see who they were from. This included close family members, friends and team members at the home, but also people in the community with no connection to Doris; just a shared desire to wish her a very happy 100th birthday.

After counting all of the cards, the team revealed Doris had received a total of 200 birthday cards! She was overwhelmed with the support she had received and overcome with emotion seeing all of her cards lined up on a large table in the lounge.

Doris said, “I would like to thank everyone who sent me a birthday card, I was in shock and couldn’t believe how many kind people took the time to write me a card. It’s something I will never forget!”

This wonderful act of kindness made Doris’ 100th birthday an occasion to remember and showcased the power of community spirit!