Author: Linking Generations

We’ve all heard members of older generations start a story with an eye-roll-prompting, “Back in my day,” which is then followed by a seemingly endless list of ways things have changed in the intervening years . However, while those tales of walking 10 miles in the snow may be a little stale, there’s no denying… Continue reading Reminiscing About Our Heritage – Lakeland Ridge Junior High School and Chartwell Emerald Hills

We’ve all heard members of older generations start a story with an eye-roll-prompting, “Back in my day,” which is then followed by a seemingly endless list of ways things have changed in the intervening years . However, while those tales of walking 10 miles in the snow may be a little stale, there’s no denying… Continue reading Reminiscing About Our Heritage – St. John Paul II Junior High School & Heartland Housing Dr. Turner Lodge

We’ve all heard members of older generations start a story with an eye-roll-prompting, “Back in my day,” which is then followed by a seemingly endless list of ways things have changed in the intervening years . However, while those tales of walking 10 miles in the snow may be a little stale, there’s no denying… Continue reading Reminiscing About Our Heritage – St. Theresa Catholic School & Christenson Developments Bedford Village

We’ve all heard members of older generations start a story with an eye-roll-prompting, “Back in my day,” which is then followed by a seemingly endless list of ways things have changed in the intervening years . However, while those tales of walking 10 miles in the snow may be a little stale, there’s no denying… Continue reading Reminiscing About Our Heritage – Strathcona Christian Secondary Academy & Summerwood Village Retirement Residence

Our Linking Generations Share and Care Programs allows our younger generations of students to visit regularly with seniors who are now in their latter stages of life and living in a long-term care facility. Our young students spent the afternoon colouring easter basket puzzles with their seniors. The students and seniors had a lot of… Continue reading Linking Generations Share and Care time: Creating Easter Puzzles

How often have we seen a Logo? And how some of those logos are so common and recognizable that we know immediately what the company is, what they sell, and what their values are. Our seniors and students spent time seeing how many logos they could recognize and what the name of the company was.… Continue reading Linking Generations Seniors and Students see how many Logos they recognize

What is the real meaning of St. Patrick's Day? The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Click here to see more… Continue reading Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day all in Green

Thank you to Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge for assisting us in our annual Family Meet and Greet visit ! This special visit allows all of us at Linking Generations to showcase the commitment our youth and seniors make to our community program. Special thanks to our École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Junior High School… Continue reading Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge and École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Junior High School (OLPH) Annual Family Meet and Greet

Our Linking Generations Share and Care Programs allows our younger generations of students to visit regularly with seniors who are now in their latter stages of life and living in a long-term care facility.  Our young students spent the afternoon colouring with their seniors over laughter and shared stories. When all the books were completed, the books were stapled so that the students… Continue reading Linking Generations Share and Care time: Creating Easter Story booklets.

Our Linking Generations Share and Care Programs allows our younger generations of students to visit regularly with seniors who are now in their latter stages of life and living in a long-term care facility.  Our young students spent the afternoon colouring with their seniors over laughter and shared stories. When all the books were completed, the books were stapled so that the students… Continue reading Linking Generations Share and Care time: Creating Easter Story booklets.