102-year-old care home resident fulfills dream of feeding giraffes at West Midlands Safari Park
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Elliot Ball
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Summary
A 102-year-old care home resident named Vera fulfilled her lifelong dream of feeding giraffes at West Midlands Safari Park on her birthday. Staff at The Mill House Care Home near Worcester organized the surprise trip on 6 June, keeping it a secret from Vera. Activities lead Charlotte Rees described the joy of seeing Vera's reaction when she met her favorite animal up close.
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· 2 pulledSeeing her face when she met the giraffes was wonderful. She absolutely loved every moment.
Vera told us that visiting the safari park and seeing th
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