Author: Linking Generations

The Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Program was created in 2019 in response to a lack of opportunities for young and old to relate in an increasingly age-segregated society. Under this program, Senior volunteers can volunteer within a school Environment - Grades 1-6 in different schools in Sherwood Park and The City of Fort Saskatchewan. Senior… Continue reading Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Program

Linking Generations Society of Alberta is thrilled to have been nominated for the Strathcona County Awards of Excellence. With so many outstanding individuals and organizations in our community, this is truly an acknowledgment that what we do matters! Thank you Strathcona County. Click here to see other pictures!

Our Chartwell Emerald Hills seniors and Lakeland Ridge Junior High students love Board Game visits. Board games offer face-to-face social interaction, mental stimulation, and a tactile, screen-free escape from daily life. They foster connection through friendly competition or cooperative play, creating memorable shared experiences and intellectual challenges, such as strategy and problem-solving, that engage the… Continue reading Our Chartwell Emerald Hills seniors and Lakeland Ridge Junior High students love Board Game visits

Heritage refers to the traditions, achievements, beliefs, and physical artifacts passed down from previous generations that hold historical or cultural importance to a society or family. Dr Turner Lodge residents and John Paul Junior High Students celebrated their Heritage and learnt about items from the past. Click here to see other pictures!

Here are pics from our FUN visit with St. John XX111 Elementary students and Fort Community Care Centre.The teams played table games: hockey, balloon volleyball, building blocks/jenga, and bounce off. Everyone had fun! Click here to see other pictures!

Our Capital Care Strathcona seniors love engaging, social, and cognitively stimulating games that foster connection and mental sharpness, such as classics like Bingo, Scrabble, Dominoes, and card games like Rummy. Students from Ecole Pere Kenneth Kearns (EPK) Elementary School enjoyed the games played today. Click here to see other pictures!

Our Summerwood Village seniors love engaging, social, and cognitively stimulating games that foster connection and mental sharpness, such as classics like Bingo, Scrabble, Dominoes, and card games like Rummy. Students from Holy Spirit Elementary School enjoyed the games played today. Click here to see other pictures!

WHAT WE DO: Our Linking Generations Senior Participants share life experiences, memorable encounters, surprising stories and even some of their well-kept secrets with our youth. This stimulates our young people, expands their horizons, encourages them to dream, and helps them understand history and the important role seniors have played in society. Our students are then… Continue reading CHARTWELL EMERALD HILLS AND LAKELAND RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS

"When generations come together with intention, we do more than share space. We share meaning." Click here to see other pictures!

Our elementary students were so excited to create beautiful stained-glass windows with the seniors from Fort Saskatchewan Rivercrest Lodge. This tissue paper stained glass craft was easy for both students and seniors to make using waxed paper. And they look beautiful hanging in the sunny windows of the seniors’ facility! Click here to see other… Continue reading Elementary students visit with the seniors from Fort Saskatchewan Rivercrest Lodge