Seven-year-old Maggie Kuznia loves books, but she seems to love sharing the stories she reads even more. Qnce or twice a week, the little girl puts a few books in her backpack and gets ready to 1 the elderly at Good Samaritan Society.
Maggie's mom, Tiffany Kuznia, works as the activity director at the retirement facility and often brings her daughter with her to 2 . One day, as little Maggie was packing her bag, Tiffany Kuznia 3 her to bring her toys. Maggie quickly replied that she had 4 plans for the day. "I'm going to bring books and I'm going to read to the residents." she 5 .
With time, Maggie has become so beloved among the residents that she even has "6 " she reads to every week. She often visits each one for over an hour with her mom regularly checking in on her to make sure she isn't overstaying her 7 . Much to Maggie's 8 , the residents are more than happy to have her around for extended periods of time. The 9 usually leads to coloring books and doing puzzles with her elderly friends, who 10 Maggie a granddaughter of their own.
Maggie hopes to inspire other kids of her age to read to the elderly. 11 polishing her reading abilities and having a group of devoted 12 , her senior friends are always ready to help her when she trips up on a 13 word. As for the residents, Maggie seems to 14 their day. "I think the intergenerational part is so good," Patti Griggs, a resident Maggie has befriended, said. "Everybody likes to have the 15 of another person and be special to them."
