Intergeneration Celebration!

The Mission of Intergeneration Day, celebrated worldwide the first Sunday in October,  is to connect generations through communication, celebration, and education.  Start planning now for Intergeneration Day 2008 on October 5th starting intergeneration Week.

Our focus for 2008 is "Intergeneration Day Means Business."  Bringing people of different generations together is  not only good for  individuals and our society, it's also good for business.  If you own a restaurant, retail shop, mini-golf course, or theater we invite you to create your own intergeneration event.  Any day, any week, any month can and should be about connecting generations. 

Palisades at Broadmoor Park, Colorado Springs, CO received the 2008 Intergeneration Day Means Business Award. Jeff Dunn and Associates, in collaboration with Dr. Sara Qualls of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Graduate School of Psychology has created a unique environment for seniors. 

Stories are also pouring in from around the world of Intergeneration Day  successes!  Cheyenne Place, a resident community located in Colorado Springs,  celebrated with its second ever Intergeneration Fun Day with games, a picnic, face painting and costumes.  Generations in Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, created art, music, and meals. Elders and youngsters danced together, laughed together  and shared ideas. With wit and humor civic leaders and students debated the topic "To Be Old and Wise You First Must Be Young and Stupid." View more of Kapiti Coast District Council Intergeneration Day Celebration. The West Intergenerational Learning Center hosted a multi-cultural, multi-generational fair October 6.  Please send us your pictures and stories of intergeneration celebrations, large or small.  We'd love to post them on our web site. 

Creating an age-integrated community leads to a healthy community, where the strengths of one generation meet the needs of another. All generations grow in an appreciation for cultural heritages, traditions, histories and values.

The mission of the Florida Intergenerational Orchestra of America is to bring together the generations with music and musical performances. This  unique orchestra environment encourages, nurtures and promotes closer relationships between the generations.

The mission of Mt. Kisco Day Care and My Second Home  is to strengthen families through intergenerational, multi-cultural day care services that allow children and adults from diverse backgrounds to interact on a regular basis. The foundation of success rests on the belief that our wise elders and increasingly savvy children need one another in order to thrive; rather than simply survive.

Intergeneration Foundation combats age-segregation world-wide in the sponsorship of Intergeneration Day, starting Intergeneration Week. Intergeneration Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of October, but any day can be Intergeneration Day!  

36 states have endorsed Intergeneration Day.  Help us make it a truly national event.  If you represent an organization in one of the states where we are still seeking endorsement (Arkansas, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Utah, Wyoming,  Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Nevada.) and would like to co-sponsor a request for endorsement,  please contact us now.