Visiting
"The Friends" have a dedicated number of volunteers who visit the female elderly every fortnight in the Sant' Anna's Residence in Gozo General Hospital and, at various times, those in the three private Homes for the Elderly.
Another group visits the psychiatric patients and male geriatric residents at the hospital annex every week, normally on a Wednesday; hence we call them "The Wednesday Friends".
The visitors in each group converse with the elderly/patients, comfort them and give them small token presents, including toiletries, fruit, soft drinks and useful objects. Institutionally-resident persons who reach the age of 100 are given my The Friends a large cake to help them celebrate their special birthday.with their relatives and friends.
On the two hospital feast-days (The Sacred Heart and The Holy Family) our visiting Friends provide special culinary treats and organise parties for the elderly..