Throughout February, residents and staff of Hoffman SummerWood Community in West Hartford dedicated their efforts to raising funds to be donated to the American Heart Association. They created heart-themed crafts and other items that were sold in the residence’s gift shop or offered as special raffles. In addition, the staff’s SummerWood Serenaders — dressed in red and pink boas, heart-shaped glasses, bow ties and other accessories — performed a capella love songs dedicated to specific residents for the price of a pledge.

Presenting a check from SummerWood to the American Heart Association: (l to r) Anabela Ferreira, SummerWood membership specialist; Ellen Hastings, SummerWood program coordinator; Shirley Goldman, SummerWood resident; and Dina Plapler, executive director of the CT and Western MA American Heart Association.