What started with a blank canvas, ended up being the artists dream picture! We guided you with instructions, however the end result was all your own work ! Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
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Linking Generations Sayings & Proverbs Game with Sherwood Care Residents and Salisbury High School Students
“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. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
Linking Generations celebrates – Happy 100th Birthday Joanne !!!!
This is an incredible milestone, but not nearly as incredible as you are. With 100 years of priceless moments under your belt, your heart must be full of joy. You deserve every precious memory. Happy Birthday from your OLPH Linking Generations students and all of us at Linking Generations ! Check out the pictures in… Continue reading Linking Generations celebrates – Happy 100th Birthday Joanne !!!!
Linking Generations kicks off 2018-2019 Program Year with 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 290 youth and seniors involved in our… Continue reading Linking Generations kicks off 2018-2019 Program Year with our Get Acquainted Visits
Linking Generations Launches New Program – Grandparent Program
Sherwood Park’s Linking Generations non-profit organization, which connects local youth with senior companions, has announced the launch of a new Volunteer Grandparent Program. The initiative will offer seniors in Strathcona County with further opportunities to bridge the generational gap, with funding provided by the county through its 2018 Social Services Grant Program. Check out… Continue reading Linking Generations Launches New Program – Grandparent Program
Linking Generations – Seniors from Bedford Village and linked students from St. Theresa Middle School Scrapbooking
Through scrapbooking our youth and older adults can exchange information about the life span in relation to aging, examine their beliefs about aging and their role in their own aging. Scrapbooking a year of memories connects the generations and for both youth and elders, sharing pictures can expand their known worlds. Seniors from Bedford Village… Continue reading Linking Generations – Seniors from Bedford Village and linked students from St. Theresa Middle School Scrapbooking
Linking Generations – Seniors from Sherwood Care and linked students from Salisbury High School Scrapbooking
Through scrapbooking our youth and older adults can exchange information about the life span in relation to aging, examine their beliefs about aging and their role in their own aging. Scrapbooking a year of memories connects the generations and for both youth and elders, sharing pictures can expand their known worlds. Seniors from Sherwood Care… Continue reading Linking Generations – Seniors from Sherwood Care and linked students from Salisbury High School Scrapbooking
Linking Generations – Summerwood Seniors Residence and Ecole Our Lady Perpetual Help
Summerwood Seniors Residence and linked students from Ecole Our Lady Perpetual Help create lasting memory scrapbooks together. Definition of scrapbook: a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
Linking Generations Scrapbooking with Seniors from SilverBirch Manor and Lakeland Ridge Junior High
Many people think that scrapbooking is a recent phenomenon, but the history of albums, recognizable as something that we’d call a scrapbook today, dates to not only before the invention of photography – but also to before the origin of the word “scrapbook” itself. Scrapbooking is rooted in the history of printed images and in… Continue reading Linking Generations Scrapbooking with Seniors from SilverBirch Manor and Lakeland Ridge Junior High
Year with Linking Generations OLPH students and CloverBar Seniors!!
Want to see some Memories of a Year with Linking Generations OLPH students and CloverBar Seniors. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
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