A North Carolina woman had her very first birthday party at 105 years old. She also wished to receive 105 birthday cards.
Lorene Summey lives at an assisted living center in Cherryville, North Carolina. Two months ago, a staff member called Jodie Lankford asked Summey what she would like for her upcoming birthday in November. He knew Summey has never had a big birthday party before, so he asked her several months ago what she would like to do for her birthday. She said she would love to have square dancing at her birthday party. There were six children in her home and she was the oldest, so she had to stay at home most of the time to take care of the younger ones. Until now, she had never really been to a party. She wanted to have her hair and makeup done and would love to wear the dress like they wore. She’s never received a birthday present. She said she wanted 105 birthday cards this year, but she didn’t think she would receive so many.
Last Friday night, Summey wore a jeweled tiara(宝石皇冠) on her head and a beautiful pink Western dress. Members of the Cherryville Police Department and town firefighters escorted(护送) her into her party. Line dancers and square dancers gave some performances to make the birthday girl happy. She has received more than 1,200 birthday cards from people all over the country. There’s at least one card from every U.S. state. Other cards have arrived from as far away as England.
“From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to write a birthday card and make Ms. Lorene’s birthday wish come true!” the assisted living center wrote in a Facebook post.
“I can’t believe it,” Summey said. “It’s so unreal.”
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