First-grader goes door to door with offer to read to seniors

Credit: Devin Krinke, KARE

KARE11,  East Grand Forks, MN  -  As she begins first grade, Maggie Kuznia is already a natural storyteller. “Did you know you could eat at the Eiffel Tower?” Maggie asks a visitor she’s just met — who didn’t.  The topics change quickly, from puzzles to ice cream bars, with Maggie pausing occasionally to breathe.

But Maggie’s storytelling has recently taken a geriatric turn.  After reading to Cecelia Grembowski, Maggie Kuznia gets a thank you hug. Maggie, who recently turned 7, unzips her backpack adorned with Elsa from “Frozen.” .... Then, Maggie sits down on the couch next to Patti and reads. Over the next couple hours, the process will be repeated multiple times. Maggie walks from apartment to apartment, knocking on doors, as residents of Good Samaritan Society Heritage Grove senior living invite her in to read to them.