Beacon Falls student creates birdhouses for health facility in Shelton

Late great-grandmother's love of birds inspires teen

Debra Samorajczyk, Administrator at Bishop Wicke Health and Rehab Center and Zachary Sosnovich show off birdhouses he made and donated to the facility. / Contributed photo

 

SHELTON - Staff and residents at Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center recently welcomed the addition of three beautiful new birdhouses for their courtyard.

The birdhouses were built and donated by Zachary Sosnovich, a senior at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls, as part of a student project. The idea for the project was inspired by his great grandmother, Stacia Sosnovich, a resident of Bishop Wicke who loved watching the birds around the community.

Enlisting the help of his grandfather, Ralph Falbo of Seymour, Zachary chose to take on the woodworking project and donate the birdhouses with the goal of bringing joy to the Bishop Wicke residents.

After discussing his plans with Bishop Wicke Administrator Debra Samorajczyk, Zachary created a blueprint and got to work measuring, sanding, nailing, and assembling the houses.
The houses were painted with stars in a red, white, and blue theme, with a chain for hanging and a hinged back door that allows the houses to be cleaned and emptied each season.

The finishing touch was a small brass plaque honoring the memory of his great-grandmother, who died in December before getting a chance to see the completed project.

Zachary presented the birdhouses as a gift during National Nursing Home Week.

For more information about Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center at Wesley Village, visit http://www.wesleyvillage-ct.org/ or call 203-929-5321.


This post is taken from a press release.