Adopt a Grandfriend
Meet Ethel
Get to know Ethel before you make the commitment of a lifetime (or at least a monthly subscription).
Ethel Mae Washington
85 years old
📍 Magnolia Grove Care Center, Atlanta, GA
Monthly sponsorship
$45/month
📋 About Ethel
Ethel Mae sang in a gospel choir for 50 years and has a voice that can still stop a room. She organizes the weekly sing-along with the energy of someone half her age and twice the volume.
Ethel's Story
The following is a transcript of Ethel telling their story in their own words.
“I've been singing gospel since before most of you were BORN. Last Sunday I was leading the choir in 'How Great Thou Art' and somewhere around the second verse I started singing... was it 'How Great Thou Art' or was it my grocery list? Because I distinctly remember singing 'two percent milk and a dozen eggs, how great thou art' and nobody stopped me. Which means either the Spirit was moving or the altos weren't paying attention. And SPEAKING of the altos — they are conspiring against me. I see them whispering. Barbara switches to soprano every time I look at her. That is NOT loyalty. I have documentation.”
— Ethel, 85 years old
💬 What Ethel Says About Having a Sponsor
“Having a sponsor means the world to me. I told the whole choir and now they all want sponsors. I said the waiting list is very long. There is no waiting list. I just like being the only one with a sponsor in the alto section.”
🧡 Adopt Ethel
⚠️ Liability Agreement & Assumption of Risk
By adopting Ethel, you acknowledge and accept full personal liability for any and all damages, disruptions, or consequences that Ethel may bring about to their environment as a result of this adoption. This includes, but is not limited to:
- • Property damage from competitive board game incidents
- • Emotional distress caused to other residents via superior bingo performance
- • Unsanctioned facility redecorating or furniture rearrangement
- • Excessive storytelling leading to missed meal times
- • Thermostat-related conflicts
- • Any and all feuds, rivalries, or "incidents" that Ethel may instigate
- • Mysterious disappearance of communal pudding cups
Adopt-A-Grandfriend, its affiliates, partners, and the nursing facility assume absolutely no responsibility for the actions, opinions, competitive behavior, or general shenanigans of adopted grandfriends. You adopt at your own risk.
⚠️ Important Notice: Adopt-A-Grandfriend is a sponsorship program. By participating, you acknowledge full liability for any and all damages your adopted grandfriend may bring about to their environment. This includes, without limitation, interpersonal disputes, competitive game-related incidents, unauthorized craft projects, and strongly worded opinions about the weather. We love our grandfriends, but we cannot be held responsible for them.