A very special visit was held at some of our Senior Facilities this past week. We hosted a “Mini” Country Hoe-Down with Seniors and Students from Linking Generations. It was a special treat to surprise all Linking Generations participants with a visit from a special “Miniature Pony”. Donna Rae and Phil Coatta have lived on… Continue reading “Mini” Country Hoe-Down with Seniors and Students from Linking Generations
Linking Generations is a recipient of the "2017 Pride of Strathcona Awards - Outstanding Group". As stated on the Strathcona County website: The 2017 Pride of Strathcona Awards recipients have distinguished themselves and contributed to our community in many ways. Showing care and compassion for the vulnerable, building community and mentoring younger generations are some… Continue reading Announcing the 2017 Pride of Strathcona Awards Recipients
WOW!!! Attached to a year end survey was a handwritten letter by one of the seniors in Linking Generations. To read the letter go to the Community Impact page.
So very grateful to Strathcona County for the support and funding provided to Linking Generations, as well as other amazing non-profit organizations making a difference for our community. Thank you to the Family Community Services Advisory Board and the FCS team for all they do to support the residents of Sherwood Park/Strathcona County.
At one of the year end functions for a High School program a grade 12 student at Salisbury Composite High School gave a beautiful speech of her experiences and feelings in the Linking Generations program. It is the third year that she has been part of the Linking Generations program. To read her speech go to the… Continue reading A Caring Letter from a Grade 12 Student
Our Linking Generations program year is soon coming to a close, and to celebrate our success and reflect on some wonderful memories, Linking Generations and our partner senior facilities host a special Student/Senior Celebration Lunch each year. This is a regularly scheduled Linking Generations visit, however for this special luncheon, our partnership schools allow all… Continue reading Linking Generations High School Program Year Coming to a Close
Canada 150 Contest : Sharing Intergenerational Stories Linking Generations is honoured to partner with LINKages in a special contest open to youth ages 30 and under and adults 55+. We hope the contest will inspire our local youth and seniors to connect and share stories of Canada, while learning from one another. The contest is… Continue reading Celebrate 150 years of Confederation with Linking Generations
What would be your “dream” community park look like ? As teams, our students and seniors spent time designing, building and discussing this task. Questions asked of each other: Will this park be attractive to all community members? Where will it be located and why? Is it easily accessible? What will be the best configuration… Continue reading Years Review – Celebrating our Community Involvement – Designing the Ideal Community Park
The Principal of École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) Julie Lafrance wrote a wonderful letter about Linking Generations. Included in the letter were Here is what some of our students have to say about Linking Generations Here is a bit of the letter: ‘The experience of Linking Generations helped me to really… Continue reading Linking Generations – A letter by Julie Lafrance, the the Principal of École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH)
In the Sherwood Park News is a page called "Never Been Better". On Tuesday April 4th 2017 an article by Nadine Hooper was published. This is an amazing article talking about how the seniors and students feel, behave, and care. Here is a bit of the article: I really enjoy being with young people. Their… Continue reading Linking Generations – What an amazing article written by Nadine Hooper in the Sherwood Park News on Tuesday April 4, 2017 !
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