MCHENRY – Two bins. One blue and one red are wheeled into the dining room from a side hallway at Fox Point Manor in McHenry.

Eighteen chairs are placed in a semicircle around the bins, and the residents, sauntering over from the living room, slowly choose a seat. Some fuss, some quietly shuffle, and others are excited to leave their wheelchair for another seat.

When the residents see the contents of the bins, their faces light up. Passive glances quickly turn into smiles and excitement about what’s to come.