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| Event Flyer |
Baton Rouge, La. – Not everyone who
lives in a retirement community gets visitors, and the Southern University Ag
Center has teamed up with the St. Helena Parish Nursing Home & Kentwood
Manor to help bridge that gap.
"Adopt-a-GP,” which is a short acronym for Grand Parent, is a
community service project used to pair a teenager in the community, with one
elderly person. Teens will visit and
spend time with them during the holiday season playing games, dancing, creating
crafts, and hanging holiday décor.
"I’m very excited about the partnership," said
Nicolette Gordon, SU Ag Center’s, Assistant Area Agent. “Grand-parents are the
fabric of wisdom, and this type of volunteer opportunity can definitely be more
rewarding primarily because of its mutual benefits.”
Students
participating in the Jag Leader, and O.M.G. Club organizations in Tangipahoa
& St. Helena Parishes will attend a brief training on November 11th
& 12th during their regular club meetings time to discuss,
“Working with the Elderly.”
For
more information on how you can partner to enhance our Adopt-a-GP! Community
Service Project, contact Nicolette Gordon in the
Tangipahoa Parish Extension Office 985.748.9381, or St. Helena Parish Extension
Office 225.222.4136.
(Article
written by Nicolette Gordon, Assistant Area Agent at the SU Ag Center.)
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