Program Directors:

Monica Welke '10, welkem (fall, winter)

Madelyn White '08, whitem

Kelsey Ihinger '10, ihingerk (spring)

Heidi Fjeldstad '10 fjeldsth (spring)

Northfield Community

Weekly Commitment

Adopt-a-Grandparent matches college volunteers with an elderly resident living at Three Links Care Center. The goal of the program is to foster intergenerational friendships that give college students a connection to the Northfield community and senior citizens companionship. Activities may include conversing, reading aloud, playing cards, and participating in-group outings. Visits occur on Sundays, but there is also flexibility for volunteers who wish to visit their grandparents independently.

Arriving at Three Links

“It’s a relaxing way to spend 1 ½ hours on Sunday, and to spend it on somebody else who really appreciates it”

“She grew up here and talks about what it used to be like; she talks about growing up on a farm around here; she has pictures and some things are the same and some are really different”