Dino Jacavone is in no way like Scrooge.
The popular Johnston business owner, who now heads his family business that began back in 1965, in no way, shape or fashion resembles the cheap and crotchety partner Jacob Marley, either.
On the other hand, Dino’s wife Connie Jacavone loves putting smiles on people’s faces, especially aging folks who in some cases don’t have a family or even a visitor at this time or year.
So, last Friday morning the Jacavone’s, who own and operate Jacavone’s Garden Center at 1451 Atwood Avenue in Johnston, summoned all staffers for what later resulted in an extraordinary early Christmas gift for some 165 residents at Cherry Hill Manor.
“I’ve never in all my years of law enforcement and interactions with the community seen so much caring and love for older people,” Joseph P. Razza, Johnston’s Deputy Police Chief, said. “What Connie and Dino did was without question something super special.”
One by one, the Connie and Dino Jacavone and their spirited staffers carefully wrapped all 165 sparkling red poinsettias they later delivered to Cherry Hill Manor that Activities Director Tracy Cordeiro made sure went to all 165 patients at the award-winning rehabilitation and nursing center in Johnston.
The Jacavone’s grand gift giving came to be after Connie Jacavone talked with Cordeiro about CHM’s annual Holiday Bazaar and the gift the Garden Center donates each year to that event’s raffle.
“I just know that some people are sad and lonely, especially at this time of year,” Connie Jacavone said. “We wanted to brighten their day; we’ve all heard of those cases where people who are in health facilities don’t often get visitors and in some cases don’t have any living family members.”
So the Jacavones wanted to do something special, and did so with the most unusual gift of the season, to simply put a smile on 165 patient’s faces while as the same time brightening their day.
“We were all smiling during the delivery,” Connie Jacavone said. “I hope the people at Cherry Hill Manor were smiling, too!”
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