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Seniors from Summerwood Village Retirement Residence and students from OLPH Catholic School created their Fall Leaves Candle Jars. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!

As the 2017-2018 Program Year continues, all of the seniors and students have met each other. The pictures from École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) and Summerwood Village Retirement Residence have been added. Check out all the 'Get Acquainted Visit' pictures in the Gallery !!

What a special visit – looking back generations ago and studying items used in the household or the farm. Each senior and student brought a unique heritage item to this visit, so as to share their own personal past and heritage with their ‘linked’ partner. Some brought photos, some brought passed down recipes. One senior… Continue reading Linking Generations – Celebrating Our Heritage

On Tuesday October 31st students from Lakeland Ridge School and seniors from Heartland Housing SilverBirch Manor held their own Halloween party. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!

Seniors from Bedford Village and the students from St. Theresa Catholic School created their Fall Leaves Candle Jars. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!

Seniors from Sherwood Care and the students from Salisbury Composite High School created Fall Leaves Candle Jars. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!

Students from ABJ High School create Fall Leaves Candle Jars with Seniors from Country Cottage Seniors Residence Chartwell Retirement Residences. Check out pictures of our first visits in the Gallery !!

Heartland Housing/Silver Birch Manor and Lodge welcome Lakeland Ridge Junior High Students to the First Get Acquainted Visit for 2017-2018 Program Year. The big surprise at this first visit was to see all the students performed a surprise welcome performance for the seniors ! Check out pictures of our first visits in the Gallery !!

As the 2017-2018 Program Year continues, more and more of the seniors and students meet each other. Some of the groups that have already met: Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School students with the Country Cottage Retirement Residence seniors Salisbury Composite High School students with the Sherwood Care seniors St. Theresa Catholic School students with the… Continue reading Linking Generations Continues to have More of our Get Acquainted Visits !

Linking Generations currently links seniors and students with six local schools and six 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 school/program year.  This program year we have over 220 youth and seniors involved in our… Continue reading Linking Generations kicks off 2017-2018 Program Year with our Get Acquainted Visits