When Life Enrichment Supervisor Christine Charlebois learned a resident was a huge fan of country singer Michelle Wright, she lined up the chance for him to see her. On Sept. 5, Chris and her husband took resident Chris Jones to see the singer perform at an arena in Hastings.

“We had a blast,” says Christine.

“Chris knew every word to every song and sang right along with her.”

Chris sported a T-shirt bearing a photograph of him and Michelle on the front, autographed by the singer herself. Christine had a photo, taken of Michelle and Chris at the opening of a hardware store in Peterborough, transferred on to a T-shirt. “He (was) pretty excited. He (was) pretty pumped up.” A Catholic church in the area donated Chris’s ticket, Christine notes.

For a year now, the long-term care home in Norwood has been granting residents’ wishes via a wooden wishing well in the entrance of the long-term care home. Residents jot down a special request on a piece of paper and slip it into the well. When a wish is pulled, staff members try to make it come true. Staff at the home has granted seven wishes so far.

Chris was granted his wish of going to a Peterborough Petes hockey game via the well. When the opportunity to escort Chris to the concert arose, Christine couldn’t turn it down.

“It’s good to see them interested in things, even if it’s not part of the wishing well,” says Christine.