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Another group of students go to a senior care facility and meet their senior ! Together they will begin to bridge the gap of time, knowledge and experiences between the senior and the student. Check out all the pictures in the Gallery !!

Out 2016/2017 program year has started !! Check out all the pictures in the Gallery !! Linking Generations currently links seniors and students with five local schools and senior care facilities in Sherwood Park. Each senior is matched with two youth. These two young adults will remain linked with the same senior for the complete… Continue reading First Visit: New Friendships are Budding !

In keeping with tradition, Duncan Craig LLP established the Laurel Awards to honour non profit organizations who further their objectives through exceptional creativity and innovation. Linking Generations was recently honoured to be part of the Laurel Awards celebration and to witness over 45 worthy and notable non profit organizations be applauded for their invaluable contribution… Continue reading Duncan Craig LLP 2016 Laurel Award Nomination

The Sherwood Park Rotary Club continues to support initiatives that enhance the quality of life for seniors in our community. Linking Generations is pleased and very grateful for the support Rotary Club provides to our intergenerational programs that connect seniors with local youth. Presenting Linking Generations Executive Director Debbie Sinclair with a donation for this… Continue reading The Sherwood Park Rotary Club continues to support Linking Generations

Linking Generations is honored to receive a recent donation from Sherwood Care for our 2016/2017 programming year. With the continual support from Sherwood Care we will once again match seniors with youth to form new intergenerational friendships. Pictured left to right: Gerald Northam, CEO, Sherwood Care Debbie Sinclair, Executive Director, Linking Generations Cathy Oleson, Fund… Continue reading Linking Generations honored to receive donation from Sherwood Care

The TELUS Edmonton Community Board is pleased share in the support of this year’s 2016/2017 Linking Generations Intergenerational Programs. Presenting Linking Generations Executive Director Debbie Sinclair with a cheque for $2500 is Doug Goss, TELUS Community Board Chair.

Linking Generations is excited for the start up of our 2016/2017 Program Year. Watch for us in September as we host our Student and Senior Information Events.   We are thrilled to offer our programs this year to five partnership schools and senior facilities. Our partnership schools and senior residences are:   Lakeland Ridge Junior… Continue reading Linking Generations is Excited to Kick Off our 2016/2017 Program Year!

For the second year in a row, Linking Generations has been nominated for the Minister’s Seniors Service Awards from the Government of Alberta. “We are absolutely thrilled to be nominated for this award,” said Linking Generations executive director Debbie Sinclair. “For all of us, it just validates that we’re really making a difference in the… Continue reading Linking Generations in the Sherwood Park News for the Minister’s Seniors Service Awards

Our sincerest thanks go out to County Clothes Line Foundation for their continued generosity and caring towards Linking Generations. All of us realize how many worthy and notable non-profits there are within our community and we whole heartily appreciate that County Clothes Line Foundation continues to see the value in contributing to Linking Generations. Their… Continue reading Linking Generations Receives Grant from County Clothes-Line Foundation

As our Linking Generations year came to a close, we celebrated our success and reflected on some wonderful memories by having a Student/Senior Celebration Luncheon. This was regularly scheduled Linking Generations visit, however for this special luncheon students from all programs were given an extended lunch hour. Each student spent time with their senior reflecting… Continue reading Celebration Lunches for the Years Linking Generations Program