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Each spring, Linking Generations partners with Greenland Garden Centre to bring a ray of sunshine into our seniors' lives. Students and seniors spend an afternoon painting a special clay pot for their "linked' senior and then planting a petunia. Seniors are given this special pot and can watch it bloom and grow over the summer months.  Thank you Greenland Garden… Continue reading Bedford Village Seniors and Students from St. Theresa Middle School 

Spring is here and what better way to celebrate it than inviting our Linking Generations seniors from Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge to a tea in their honor at our partner school Ecole Our Lady  of Perpetual Help School Thursday afternoon.  As seniors entered the school, students quickly rose to greet them and usher them into the library,… Continue reading Linking Generations Brings Sunshine to Clover Bar Lodge Seniors

Spring is here and what better way to celebrate it than inviting our Linking Generations seniors from Heartland Housing Silver Birch to a tea in their honor at our partner school Ecole Our Lady  of Perpetual Help School Tuesday afternoon.  As seniors entered the school, students quickly rose to greet them and usher them into the library, where… Continue reading Linking Generations Brings Sunshine to our Seniors

After a small presentation about Arabic calligraphy art, each student was taught how to write their name in Arabic. Each student was gifted a 8X8 canvas with their name written in Arabic. Thank you Azra. This is a moment the students shall always remember. Click here to see more pictures !

After numerous outbreaks/shutdowns and visit cancellations in the past two years, it is so rewarding to be back planning and hosting our Family Meet and Greet events at our partnership senior facilities. Our Linking Generations Students and Seniors become extremely excited about this evening visit, as it gives both participants an opportunity to introduce their”… Continue reading Heartland Housing Dr. Turner Lodge and St. John Paul II Junior High School Students

A big thank you to our Linking Generation Baba, Pani Marianna Zacharko who helped plant over 250 tomato plants with students from St. Nicholas School. These students have worked very hard growing and nurturing these tomatoes that they are hoping people are interested in having. The tomato plants are for sale in our community, with… Continue reading Our Volunteer Grandparents are amazing!

After numerous outbreaks/shutdowns and visit cancellations in the past two years, it is so rewarding to be back planning and hosting our Family Meet and Greet events at our partnership senior facilities. Our Linking Generations Students and Seniors become extremely excited about this evening visit, as it gives both participants an opportunity to introduce their”… Continue reading Heartland Housing Foundation Cloverbar Lodge and Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help Junior High Students Annual Family Meet and Greet

After numerous outbreaks/shutdowns and visit cancellations in the past two years, it is so rewarding to be back planning and hosting our Family Meet and Greet events at our partnership senior facilities. Our Linking Generations Students and Seniors become extremely excited about this evening visit, as it gives both participants an opportunity to introduce their”… Continue reading Linking Generations Resumes Annual Family Meet and Greet Visits 

Our Linking Generations Students from St. Theresa Middle School and  their "linked" seniors from Bedford Village were extremely excited about this evening visit, as it gave both participants an opportunity to introduce their” linked” student or senior to their family.  Each program student and senior was encouraged to invite one parent or family member over the age… Continue reading Linking Generations Resumes Annual Family Meet and Greet Visits 

Both students and seniors had some fun reminiscing about their pasts. Students learnt what it was like when their senior was a child! “How many siblings did they have? Where did they live? What was it like before I born?” Our St. Theresa Catholic School students shared their personal baby pictures with their linked Bedford… Continue reading Students and Seniors have much to share about their youth, although generations apart