STOUGHTON — Just over two years ago Kiesha Busby became employed at the New Hope Pioneer Lodge (NHPL) as a CCA and in activities.
Crafts is something the residents really enjoy doing and they look forward to it every week but Busby was looking for innovative ideas.
She came across some neatly shaped rocks and asked the residents if they would like to paint them, and of course they were excited to do this.
Busby wanted larger rocks, so she went on a mission to find them, and had the residents paint the stones.
Some had dots, another was painted like a lady bug and a shark. The group of stones became quite colourful and it brought immense joy to the seniors.
Busby was not done with her idea, she then suggested hiding the stones all over the town of Stoughton. The residents were beyond excited about this.
She told them a Facebook page would be created titled NHPL Rocks.
The idea behind the rocks was for people to find them, they would take a picture of them holding the rock and post it to the page and then hide the rock in another place, this way the people at NHPL could see when the stones were found and by whom.
Busby and her family set out to hide the stones and it was not long before someone found a rock.
On the back of each stone is the Facebook page, covered in clear coat to keep the writing clean.
Several rocks have been found and the people are just as excited to find them as the NHPL residents are.
When visiting Stoughton and walking the streets or taking a stroll in Taylor Park or by the soccer fields, take a look around, a rock might be right around the corner.
Busby is on parental leave at the moment, but she too follows the page to see when and where the rocks are found.
The whole idea of this project was to bring a smile and excitement to the residents of the NHPL and this has been accomplished.
