11-year-old brings pony to cheer up care home residents in isolation

The pandemic is bringing out the best in people.

Across the pond in Beatrice, Nebraska, an 11-year-old determined to help those most vulnerable has come up with an ingenious idea.

When Jorja Boller heard that care home residents were stuck in self-isolation, she decided to cheer them up with a visit.

But to make the event even more special, she brought along her adorable pony, Peanut.

The pair went from window to window, waving and chatting to elderly residents at Good Samaritan Society, a local nursing home where Jorja has been a volunteer for five years.

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Unsurprisingly, the people living at the care home were delighted to see Jorja and Peanut.

‘They would see the staff come to the window and they would wave and you could tell right when their eyes saw the pony because they instantly lit up with smiles from ear to ear!’ she said.

Jorja is committed to helping the people at the care home, but this isn’t the first random act of kindness she has taken on.

A few years ago, she launched an annual fundraiser to ensure that all of the residents would be given a Christmas present, pulling together 500 presents through her initiative ‘Gifts for Grands’.