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A super great visit today with 19 Grade Two students, and our seniors from Capital Care Strathcona. Students read to the students and did scratch bookmarks. These seem to be a hit with the students and seniors. Each student and senior took them home. Students also coloured a picture that was left at the lodge… Continue reading A super great visit with 19 Grade Two students and our seniors from Capital Care Strathcona

What a fantastic visit today with our Sherwood Care senior residents and our elementary students. Students read to the seniors and created scratch bookmarks. Some students taught their seniors how to play dice tic tac toe. Many students had one on one visits and it was wonderful to see the participation and engagement of both… Continue reading Fantastic visit with our Sherwood Care senior residents and our elementary students

Sharing Christmas traditions creates lasting memories, connects generations, and reinforces core values like love, gratitude, and togetherness. Our Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help Junior High Students (OLPH) shared Christmas traditions with their linked seniors from Heartland Housing Silver Birch Lodge followed by a quick board game. Click here to see other pictures!

We missed you ! This afternoon our Junior High Students from John Paul Middle School braved the cold, and visited their linked seniors at Heartland Housing Dr. Turner Lodge. It was smiles and laughter as the teams talked about Christmas / New Years, what the holiday was like for everyone. Students heard old family traditions… Continue reading Junior High Students from John Paul Middle School visited their linked seniors at Heartland Housing Dr. Turner Lodge

Our Fort Saskatchewan Community Care seniors enjoy these students visits. Our elementary students bring joy, energy, and a sense of purpose, reducing the seniors loneliness and depression while sparking positive emotions, memories, and laughter. We know our Linking Generations visits brighten the seniors days.  Click here to see other pictures!

With the return to school after Christmas break, our programs are once more in full swing. Our young students visited Summerwood Seniors residence today, playing the much loved dice game and dice tic tac toe along with several board games. It was humbling to hear the seniors express their gratitude and happiness to have the… Continue reading Back to school after Christmas Holidays

One of Linking Generations' Volunteer Grandparents received this heartwarming card from his assigned teacher and students. The teacher shared her sentiments: "You've made a difference- Your contributions haven't gone unnoticed!" while inside the card, the grade four students wrote our volunteer personal messages.  Click here to see other pictures!

Our programs continue to be grounded in sharing, caring and learning. Our Christmas visit at Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge brought our Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) students together with their linked seniors, to share traditions and stories from past and present days. Our linked teams also decorated cookies and played a snowman dice game.  Click here to… Continue reading 2025 was a year of Connection, Growth, and Celebration for Linking Generations.

Our Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Program offers seniors more opportunities to help bridge the multi-generational gap. The Volunteer Grandparent Program was created in response to a lack of opportunities for young and older generations to relate in an increasingly age-segregated society. Click here to see other pictures!

Our Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) students arrived at Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge ready to celebrate Christmas with their linked seniors. A game of Christmas Trivia was played, with a resounding amount of laughter following. Question: Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?” Answer: Eggnog Question: What did the other… Continue reading Our Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) students arrived at Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge ready to celebrate Christmas