Seniors participate in Nerf gun battle at Lakewood facility [Video]

LAKEWOOD, Colo — No turkeys were harmed in the Great Turkey Shoot, but staff at The Courtyard at Lakewood senior community can’t say the same.

“Give me that back side again!,” resident Donna Speakman shouted with a Nerf gun.

The Great Turkey Shoot is an annual event at the senior living facility. Speakman said it’s one of her favorite events.

“It’s fun,” Speakman said. “I wish they had it more than once. I think they usually have it twice a year around the holidays. I wish they had it more just for doing something because it’s boring to be in the house two to three days a week.”

Luckily for Speakman, she isn’t alone in her love of the event. 

General Manager Stephanie Peterson said her staff has adapted the event to different holidays like Easter, Halloween …