Age & Opportunity Centres (Winnipeg)
Supported the costs involved with the annual Seniors Housing & Lifestyles Expo at which students of the Culinary Arts Program at Tec Voc had a display booth which highlighted their intergenerational activities.
Carman Active Living Centre
Initiated Intergenerational Curling this year.
Charleswood Senior Centre (Winnipeg)
Expanded their Snow Angels Initiative; a volunteer run program. Students helped seniors keep their sidewalks clean to avoid falls. The CSC approached all the schools in the Charleswood area to ask for student volunteers to assist with snow shoveling. The Centre then matched students with a senior for the winter season.
Dauphin MP Senior Centre
Had older adults teach younger adults how to cook specific dishes from scratch: soup, buns/bread, perogies & cabbage rolls; offered in a series of 4 classes, each two hours long. Students worked hands-on in the kitchen with facilitators and when possible, took home the fully cooked dish or took it home ready-to-cook. Facilitators provided history/ethnic significance of their dishes for further education.
Good Neighbours Active Living Centre (Winnipeg)
Hosted an Intergenerational Olympics coinciding with the Winter Olympics. Activities included:
- • Badminton
- • Javelin Throw (using a broom stick)
- • Discus (using a Frisbee)
- • Individual and Relay races
- • Volleyball (using a beach ball)
- • Archery
High school students from Miles Macdonell Collegiate managed sports stations, with seniors and students teamed up to ensure intergenerational connections.
Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre (Winnipeg)
Held an open house featuring program information, guided tours, and a light lunch to showcase their nutritious daily food offerings.
Minnedosa 50+ Activity Centre
Involved younger quilters with the Minnedosa Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild.
Morden Friendship Activity Centre
Hosted an intergenerational 'World Cafe' to discuss Age Friendly topics including:
- • Respect and social inclusion
- • Respectful and disrespectful behaviour
- • Intergenerational and family interactions
- • Public education and images of aging
Prairie Oasis Senior Centre (Brandon)
Held an afternoon where students showed Seniors how to use a Wii game, combined with refreshments.
Steinbach 55+ Centre
Developed "Hobby Building – a Model Railroad Project" giving seniors an opportunity to work with youth in a mentorship 'grandparent/grandchild' environment.
St James Assiniboia 55+ Centre (Winnipeg)
Collaborated with Strathmillan School Legacy Project – grandparents/seniors meet three times throughout the school year to discuss, mentor, and share ideas about life, school, and history.