Why Volunteer:
At LINKages Society, volunteers are valued members. Whether they are youth, older adults, or in-between, volunteers contribute to community change. Their involvement helps work towards the goal of creating strong and vibrant communities where youth and seniors can thrive.
Volunteering at LINKages will provide you with the opportunity to:
- Build bridges between generations
- Foster and celebrate age-friendly communities
- Meet new people, make new friends and develop professional contacts
- Share skills and experiences with others
A Conversation with
Allison Pinsch
Why do you give your time to volunteer with LINKages?
I volunteer with LINKages because I strongly believe in their vision of building a strong vibrant community where youth and seniors thrive. When I was 13, I spent a summer with my grandma and we went to her Seniors Center every day. It was here that I learned how to play crib, how to crochet, and was told many stories about my grandma and her friends' pasts. That was a summer I have always remembered because I learned so much! I strongly believe that older generations have so much knowledge to share and at the same time they have so much to learn from younger generations. I am happy to be a part of an organization that facilitates this type of intergenerational learning!