Author: Linking Generations

“A person is known by the company he keeps….”…And you all have great company at your visit!Come play our Sayings & Proverbs Game!Seniors Test your knowledge and your students while reminiscing over common phrases.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!Seniors and students enjoyed a Sports Day and impressed each other with their sport related knowledge. Some even wore their favorite team jersey/colors and hats while other shared special sport memorabilia with each other. Then, just like attending a game – everyone enjoyed ice cream sundaes!!Seniors… Continue reading Linking Generations Sports Day and Ice Cream Social

More and more seniors are being segregated into care facilities where they feel isolated, lonely, confined and they feel they are no longer contributing members of their community. For the few seniors that were fortunate yesterday to meet and touch Lassie; a Special Golden Doodle Therapy Dog; this puppy visit brightened their day. We never… Continue reading Linking Generations Seniors Get Their Day Brightened with a Visit From Lassie

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! Seniors and students enjoyed a Sports Day and impressed each other with their sport related knowledge.  Some even wore their favorite team jersey/colors and hats while other shared special sport memorabilia with each other. Then, just like attending a game – everyone enjoyed ice cream… Continue reading Linking Generations Sports Day and Ice Cream Social

Students from Lakeland Ridge Junior High and and seniors from Silver Birch Manor/Lodge. What a special visit – looking back generations ago and studying items used in the household or the farm. Each team discussed heritage items used years ago. Both students and seniors tried to guess what the item is, what it was used… Continue reading Linking Generations – Celebrating Our Heritage – Lakeland Ridge Junior High and Silver Birch Manor/Lodge

Another special visit – looking back generations ago and studying items used in the household or the farm. Each team discussed heritage items used years ago. Both students and seniors tried to guess what the item is, what it was used for, and how old the item is.

Another special visit – looking back generations ago and studying items used in the household or the farm. Each team discussed heritage items used years ago. Both students and seniors tried to guess what the item is, what it was used for, and how old the item is. Some of the seniors even brought in… Continue reading Linking Generations – Continues to Celebrate Our Heritage

What a special visit – looking back generations ago and studying items used in the household or the farm. Each team discussed heritage items used years ago. Both students and seniors tried to guess what the item is, what it was used for, and how old the item is. rpt

“A person is known by the company he keeps….”…And you all have great company at your visit!Come play our Sayings & Proverbs Game!Seniors Test your knowledge and your students while reminiscing over common phrases.

Linking Generations Mission Statement:  Linking Generations creates connections between seniors and youth by nurturing friendships built through volunteering and structured mentorship. This picture captures true friendship and our end goal. We encourage all of our participating program students to continue to visit and nurture their Intergenerational friendships created with a senior over the program years.… Continue reading What Linking Generations Is All About !