Before Rudy moved to Bickford, he loved playing Bridge with his wife and friends. One day, he was desperately wanting to play a game while Salema was hosting a tea party.  She asked around to see if anyone was interested in playing with him but no one knew how to play Bridge. Rudy was willing to teach anyone, so Salema had another BFM lead the tea party so she could grab a pack of playing cards, gather up the men and sit around the table to learn how to play Bridge. Rudy was very happy to deal the cards and show them a thing or two about “the only game worth playing.”

Myra's birthday was coming up and Jennifer wanted to celebrate it in a truly unique way. Jennifer requested to take Myra to see Mary Poppins Returns on her day off. Myra’s daughter was called for permission and was so appreciative of Jennifer’s request. Myra came back to the Branch all smiles from the movie and had especially enjoyed the dream lounger seats in the theater!

Lou enjoys reading the newspaper and drinking her coffee every morning. One day in the Bread Basket, Jennifer overheard Lou say “I’d give anything for a good cup of dark roasted coffee.” The following day, Jennifer handed Lou a cup of Starbucks' dark roasted coffee that she had picked up on her way in. Lou was very grateful for such a thoughtful gift and slowly sipped and savored her coffee the rest of the morning!