Author: Linking Generations

Our Share and Care students participated in our Heritage Visit today with Fort Community Care seniors. Seniors saw items from their earlier years while our students puzzled over what that item could be. The highlight was seeing an old typewriter !!!  Click here to see other pictures !

Thank you to our Share and Care program students who visited Summerwood seniors, and created paper stained glass windows to display and brighten the senior facility. Click here to see other pictures !

Each year, our long time Volunteer Grandparent Marianne, teaches a class of young students at St Nicholas Elementary School how to grow their own tomatoes from seed. They don't need much work. After dividing the class into five groups, the students named their team. Now the students wait anxiously for that small little tomato sprout… Continue reading Teaching our Young Generation to Grow Tomatoes !

Linking Generations Executive Director Debbie Sinclair was chosen to receive the prestigious honor of being presented the King Charles III Coronation Medal today, recognizing her for her community involvement and commitment to the County of Strathcona and The City of Fort Saskatchewan. The King Charles III Coronation Medal was created to mark the Coronation of… Continue reading Congratulations to Debbie Sinclair – Receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Our elementary students created paper stained glass windows with our Sherwood Care seniors. The paper stained glass windows were then hung in the activity room and dining room for all seniors to enjoy.    Click here to see other pictures !

Like fashion, slang changes with the times. Our seniors and students explored the different slang expressions used by youth, young and middle-aged adults, and seniors to describe the same items or ideas over the past 70 years. This activity heightened the awareness of how our written and spoken language has changed over the past 10… Continue reading “What does that mean?”

Each year we benefit from the generosity of our funding partners with whom we work collaboratively to achieve a lasting impact on the lives of youth, seniors, and society as a whole. Linking Generations is very grateful for our wonderful community partnership in Fort Saskatchewan with The Fort Saskatchewan Rotary Club for their continued financial… Continue reading Linking Generations Thanks Fort Saskatchewan Rotary Club

Our students and seniors were excited about today's visit. With a large grade three class of 30 students and 17 seniors, everyone created colouring sheets that were given out to seniors at their lunch.  Students also brought their reading books to the visit as well. Thank you Summerwood Seniors Residences and Holy Spirit Elementary School.    Click here to see… Continue reading Summerwood Seniors Residences Seniors with Holy Spirit Elementary School Students

Our newest supportive school program links seniors from 3 Robins with students from Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary. Welcome students and seniors.   Click here to see other pictures !

On March 17th, which is St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns are a prominent symbol of Irish folklore, often depicted as mischievous, tiny, green-clad creatures who guard pots of gold at the end of rainbows.  It's St. Patrick's Day. Time to play a St. Patrick's Day Family Feud game !  Both students (John Paul Middle School) and seniors from Dr Turner Lodge… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day with John Paul Middle School Students and Dr Turner Lodge Seniors