MARIGOT: As part of the International Week of Older Persons which takes place from October 3 to 9, the association Sem Ta Route via its Social Center Hope 978 in Quartier d’Orléans organized in the afternoon of Wednesday, October 5 a meeting between seniors and children of the association.
As the calendar of the Blue Week also coincides with the awareness campaign around breast cancer called “Pink October” which runs throughout the month, the association Sem Ta Route took advantage of this juxtaposition to integrate this theme in its action which took place at the Residence Les Palmeraies in Quartier d’Orléans. The Hope 978 Social Center, which offers extracurricular activities for children with the desire to expand its program to the elderly or disabled, brought together the young generation and seniors for an afternoon. Installed in the garden of the residence, the children decorated the tree with strips in the colors of Blue Week and Pink October. Sitting on blankets in the grass with the “super mamys” and “super papys” sitting on chairs behind them, the children enjoyed the different interventions such as the testimony of an elderly person on her life as a senior with a direct exchange with the young assembly or the one of a breast cancer survivor who came from the Dutch part of the world and publishes little books for children to sensitize and inform them on this disease.
The afternoon gathering continued with the presentation of a gift basket to the elders by the children, a basket made up of local provisions: plantain, avocado, ginger, and spices. During this event, which could not have taken place without the efficiency of the animators Marie-Claire, Marie-Chantale, Suzy Larmony, assistant director, and Mr. Germany, intervening on the elderly, the president of the association, Aline Freedom, was delighted with the presence of the association Nature is the Key of Sandy Ground: “I am very happy to see the children of Sandy Ground with us, our goal is to meet more often the association Nature is the Key to develop links between Quartier d’Orleans and Sandy Ground and so that the children can rub shoulders and know each other better, to avoid also rivalries between neighborhoods or other gang stories. ” The meeting between the young and the old generation also marks the starting point of activities for the elders of Quartier d’Orléans and the surrounding neighborhoods, according to the president of Sem Ta Route.
Martine Beldor, member of the Executive Council of the Collectivity and president, among others, of the Associative Life Commission, took the floor to thank the association for its invitation to this action which was a real pleasure for her. “To propose intergenerational actions is honorable on the part of Sem Ta Route. We are celebrating breast cancer awareness while honoring our super moms and super dads. Children, take advantage of the time you have to spend with your elders, it’s very important and formative, they will teach you a lot of things…” reminding us that sharing with the elderly helps to break their sense of isolation.
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