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Massachusetts community throws surprise birthday party for 112-year-old resident

Massachusetts community throws surprise birthday party for 112-year-old resident
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE JOB. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! ED: A BIG SURPRISE FOR A SPECIAL WOMAN IN WELLESLEY. HERLDA SENHOUSE IS CELEBRATING HER 112TH BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH. AND TODAY, HER SENIOR LIVING CENTER HOSTED A SURPRISE PARTY FOR HER, WHERE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM GEORGIA TO CELEBRATE HER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HERLDA! MARI
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Massachusetts community throws surprise birthday party for 112-year-old resident
People in Wellesley, Massachusetts, decided to put together a special celebration for the oldest resident in the town.Herlda Senhouse received a big surprise for her 112th birthday on Tuesday, especially when she saw friends and family from Georgia in attendance.Two years ago, Senhouse was featured in a special interview with sister station WCVB's Rhondella Richardson and Richardson's daughter, Rhylee.At age 16, Senhouse moved to Woburn to live with an aunt and in 1931, she became the first in her family to graduate high school.While civil rights leaders marched in the 1960s for equality and against racism, Senhouse showed her activism through jazz dance shows. She founded what was Boston's Clique Club, a social club of dancers and musicians to help educate Black students.Senhouse helped countless Black students pay for everything from books to college tuition through the Clique Club.According to Wellesley town officials, Senhouse is the second-oldest person living in the state of Massachusetts.

People in Wellesley, Massachusetts, decided to put together a special celebration for the oldest resident in the town.

Herlda Senhouse received a big surprise for her 112th birthday on Tuesday, especially when she saw friends and family from Georgia in attendance.

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Two years ago, Senhouse was featured in a special interview with sister station WCVB's Rhondella Richardson and Richardson's daughter, Rhylee.

At age 16, Senhouse moved to Woburn to live with an aunt and in 1931, she became the first in her family to graduate high school.

While civil rights leaders marched in the 1960s for equality and against racism, Senhouse showed her activism through jazz dance shows. She founded what was Boston's Clique Club, a social club of dancers and musicians to help educate Black students.

Senhouse helped countless Black students pay for everything from books to college tuition through the Clique Club.

According to Wellesley town officials, Senhouse is the second-oldest person living in the state of Massachusetts.